Joel Branch Road–North Slope Connector Trail Loop, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Joel Branch Road–North Slope Connector Trail Loop, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile loop near Ecusta, NC. It climbs 1,536 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,133 – 3,110 ft · steepest grade: 29%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Slope 35.28168, -82.72561
Nearest town Ecusta, NC
Directions
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Joel Branch Road–North Slope Connector Trail Loop, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 2,132–3,110 ft
Loop
Trailhead: North Slope · 35.28168, -82.72561
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Slope, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto North Slope Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Joel Branch Road, heading E.
- 250 ftReach North Slope Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Joel Branch Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto North Slope Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto North Slope Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right onto North Slope, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Laurel Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Slope, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% 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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