Jack Branch Trail & Polecat Holler Road
15.7 mi · ▲ 2,289 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Jack Branch Trail & Polecat Holler Road is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Paint Rock, NC. It climbs 2,289 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,266 – 2,379 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Polecat Holler Road 35.94085, -82.89309
Nearest town Paint Rock, NC
Directions
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Jack Branch Trail & Polecat Holler Road
15.7 mi · ▲ 2,289 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,268–2,378 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Polecat Holler Road · 35.94085, -82.89309
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Polecat Holler Road, heading NE.
- 6.1 miTurn right onto Jack Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miReach Polecat Holler Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Polecat Holler Road, heading NE.
- 6.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:57 PM
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