Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4)–Laurel Log Branch Trail, 4 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 2,869 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4)–Laurel Log Branch Trail, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Dendron, NC. The route reaches Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4) at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 2,869 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,890 – 4,761 ft · steepest grade: 31%7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Newberry Creek Road 35.67779, -82.21275
Nearest town Dendron, NC
Directions
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Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4)–Laurel Log Branch Trail, 4 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 2,869 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,889–4,761 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Newberry Creek Road · 35.67779, -82.21275
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Newberry Creek Road, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Laurel Log Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Snook's Nose, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Laurel Log Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Newberry Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 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
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F72°
Feels like84°Precip20%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
94°74°
15%
Sun
90°68°
68%
Mon
75°65°
63%
Tue
81°61°
Wed
87°63°
Thu
91°69°
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