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
- Start on Estatoe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Joel Branch Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Cove, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Thrift Cove Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Estatoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Sycamore Cove, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Joel Branch Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Estatoe Trail, heading S.
- 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
More from Estatoe Trail Trailhead
- Joel Branch Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Joel Branch Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Joel Branch Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Joel Branch Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Joel Branch Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 683 ft
- Joel Branch Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 424 ft
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