Hickory Branch Trail–Lead Mine Gap Trail, 4 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 4,398 ft · 6 hr 54 min
Hickory Branch Trail–Lead Mine Gap Trail, 4 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Dendron, NC. It climbs 4,398 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,850 – 3,770 ft · steepest grade: 42%14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.67596, -82.20993
Nearest town Dendron, NC
Directions
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Hickory Branch Trail–Lead Mine Gap Trail, 4 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 4,398 ft · 6 hr 54 min
Elevation 1,852–3,769 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.67596, -82.20993
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Snook's Nose, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Curtis Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lead Mine Gap Trail, heading N.
- 3.9 miBear left onto Curtis Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mackey Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Curtis Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Snook's Nose, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mackey Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Curtis Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lead Mine Gap Trail, heading S.
- 3.9 miTurn left onto Curtis Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Snook's Nose, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, 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
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:54 PM
More from this trailhead
- Jarrett Creek Road 5 mi · ▲ 866 ft
- Snook's Nose 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,369 ft
- Jarrett Creek Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft
- Deep Cove Trail–Foundation Trail, 6 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,883 ft
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