Estatoe Trail via Joel Branch Road

3 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Estatoe Trail via Joel Branch Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Ecusta, NC. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,126 – 2,356 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Estatoe Trail 35.27350, -82.70677
Nearest town Ecusta, NC

Directions

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Estatoe Trail via Joel Branch Road

3 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 2,126–2,356 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Estatoe Trail · 35.27350, -82.70677

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Estatoe Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Joel Branch Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Cove, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Thrift Cove Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftReach Estatoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 400 ftSharp right onto Sycamore Cove, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftSharp left onto Joel Branch Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
  20. 250 ftBear right onto Estatoe Trail, heading S.
  21. 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 surface

75% dirt1% boardwalk24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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