Flat Branch
4 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Flat Branch is a 4-mile out-and-back near Mount Sterling, NC. It climbs 419 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,887 – 2,129 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.75406, -83.09290
Nearest town Mount Sterling, NC
Directions
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Flat Branch
4 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,887–2,129 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.75406, -83.09290
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 89°F / low 72° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Flat Branch, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Flat Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 89°F72°
Precip5%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat
92°74°
30%
Sun
86°69°
34%
Mon
79°65°
Tue
85°62°
Wed
86°65°
Thu
88°68°
26%
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