Haywood Hurricane Spur & Meadow Fork Gap via Haywood Hurricane Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,210 ft · 6 hr 24 min
Haywood Hurricane Spur & Meadow Fork Gap via Haywood Hurricane Road is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Fines Creek, NC. The route reaches Meadow Fork Gap. It climbs 2,210 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Haywood Hurricane Spur & Meadow Fork Gap via Haywood Hurricane Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,210 ft · 6 hr 24 min
Elevation 2,888–3,958 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Haywood Hurricane Spur · 35.74295, -82.95242
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 83°F / low 66° · precip 21% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Haywood Hurricane Spur, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Meadow Fork Gap.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Haywood Hurricane Road, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 3.1 miBear right onto Horse Camp Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Haywood Hurricane Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Haywood Hurricane Road, heading SW.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Haywood Hurricane Spur, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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