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

  1. Start on Wash Creek Road, heading N.
  2. 2 miBear left onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SW.
  3. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Spencer Gap, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach Hendersonville Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fletcher Creek Trail, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading NE.
  14. 1.7 miBear right onto Wash Creek Road, heading E.
  15. 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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