Ingles Field Gap–Ledford Branch Road, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Ingles Field Gap–Ledford Branch Road, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. It climbs 806 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,179 – 2,841 ft · steepest grade: 37%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.51330, -82.62161
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Ingles Field Gap–Ledford Branch Road, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 2,178–2,842 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.51330, -82.62161
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 67° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto private crossing, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto North Boundary Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Ledford Branch Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ingles Field Gap, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ledford Branch Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wolf Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Ledford Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Pinnacle Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Boundary Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Northern Boundary Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto private crossing, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 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
28% dirt25% gravel47% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F67°
Precip14%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
94°72°
Sun
91°67°
57%
Mon
76°64°
30%
Tue
83°60°
Wed
87°59°
Thu
89°62°
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