AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Foster Creek Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Foster Creek Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Mills River, NC. It climbs 420 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,211 – 2,654 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foster Creek Road 35.41124, -82.60635
Nearest town Mills River, NC
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Foster Creek Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 2,210–2,653 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Foster Creek Road · 35.41124, -82.60635

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 90°F / low 66° · precip 16% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Foster Creek Road, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miReach Foster Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.2 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/foster-creek-road-out-back

Trail surface

34% gravel66% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 90°F66°
Precip16%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity67%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 92°69°
Sun 87°68° 61%
Mon 76°66° 37%
Tue 82°61°
Wed 88°60°
Thu 90°63°

Hikes near Mills River, North Carolina