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
- Start on Fletcher Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Spencer Gap, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Hendersonville Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Spencer Gap, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 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°
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%
More from Fletcher Creek Road Trailhead
- Fletcher Creek Road 2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Fletcher Creek Trail & Spencer Gap Loop via Fletcher Creek Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Spencer Branch Upper via Fletcher Creek Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Hendersonville Reservoir & Fletcher Creek Trail via Spencer Gap 4.2 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Fletcher Creek Road–Fletcher Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Spencer Branch Upper & Spencer Gap via Fletcher Creek Road 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,155 ft
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