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Double Head & Brushy Ridge Trail via Wash Creek Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,389 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Double Head & Brushy Ridge Trail via Wash Creek Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Boylston, NC. The route reaches Double Head at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,389 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,418 – 3,671 ft · steepest grade: 39%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hendersonville Reservoir 35.42025, -82.65682
Nearest town Boylston, NC
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Double Head & Brushy Ridge Trail via Wash Creek Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,389 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 2,417–3,671 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hendersonville Reservoir · 35.42025, -82.65682

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 91°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hendersonville Reservoir, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wash Creek Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Brushy Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1 miReach Double Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right onto Seniard Mountain Road, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftSharp left onto Wash Creek Road, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/double-head-brushy-ridge-trail-out-back

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 91°F71°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 1 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 89°70° 68%
Mon 75°63° 57%
Tue 80°58°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 88°61° 21%
Fri 84°64° 41%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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