Hendersonville Reservoir–Fletcher Creek Trail, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Hendersonville Reservoir–Fletcher Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Boylston, NC. The route reaches Hendersonville Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 710 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,221 – 2,553 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wash Creek Road 35.40683, -82.64352
Nearest town Boylston, NC
Directions
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Hendersonville Reservoir–Fletcher Creek Trail, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,220–2,553 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wash Creek Road · 35.40683, -82.64352
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wash Creek Road, heading N.
- 2 miBear left onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Spencer Gap, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Hendersonville Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading NE.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Wash Creek Road, heading E.
- 1.9 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
46% dirt6% paved48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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