AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Flat Branch & Sandy John Ridge Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Flat Branch & Sandy John Ridge Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Waterville, NC. It climbs 866 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,522 – 2,129 ft · steepest grade: 33%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flat Branch 35.77012, -83.09555
Nearest town Waterville, NC
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Flat Branch & Sandy John Ridge Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 1,521–2,130 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Flat Branch · 35.77012, -83.09555

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Flat Branch, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right onto Sandy John Ridge Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miReach Flat Branch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Flat Branch, heading N.
  5. 0.6 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/flat-branch-sandy-john-ridge-road-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Hikes near Waterville, North Carolina