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Hendersonville Reservoir–Wash Creek Road, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Hendersonville Reservoir–Wash Creek Road, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Boylston, NC. It climbs 1,382 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,221 – 3,353 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wash Creek Road 35.40683, -82.64352
Nearest town Boylston, NC
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Hendersonville Reservoir–Wash Creek Road, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 2,220–3,352 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. 500 ftTurn right onto microchip i, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Trace Ridge, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miReach Wash Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miBear left onto microchip i, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hendersonville Reservoir, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftBear right onto Wash Creek Road, heading NE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hendersonville-reservoir-wash-creek-road-out-back-3-sights-13-km

Trail surface

77% dirt6% paved17% 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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