AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Headwater Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 42 min

Headwater Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Big East Fork, NC. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,091 – 3,245 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunwall Trailhead 35.31020, -82.79997
Nearest town Big East Fork, NC
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Headwater Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 42 min

Elevation 3,091–3,247 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sunwall Trailhead · 35.31020, -82.79997

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 88°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Headwater Road, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cove Creek Road, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto Headwater Road, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cove Creek Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Headwater Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Cove Creek Road, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Headwater Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 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/headwater-road-out-back-3-km-ff19

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F68°
Precip16%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 82°65° 67%
Mon 70°63° 60%
Tue 75°57° 17%
Wed 84°59°
Thu 84°63° 23%
Fri 81°63° 42%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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