Hendersonville Reservoir & Fletcher Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Hendersonville Reservoir & Fletcher Creek Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Stony Fork, NC. The route reaches Hendersonville Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 642 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,418 – 2,828 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fletcher Creek Road 35.44242, -82.69263
Nearest town Stony Fork, NC

Directions

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Hendersonville Reservoir & Fletcher Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 2,419–2,827 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fletcher Creek Road · 35.44242, -82.69263

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Fletcher Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Spencer Gap, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftBear left onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftReach Hendersonville Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.9 miBear right onto Spencer Gap, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading NW.
  11. 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 surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F72°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 1 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 83°67° 68%
Mon 73°63° 58%
Tue 79°58°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 86°63° 22%
Fri 81°64° 41%

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