AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Joel Branch Road & North Slope Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Joel Branch Road & North Slope Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Ecusta, NC. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,142 – 2,251 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Slope 35.28168, -82.72561
Nearest town Ecusta, NC
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Joel Branch Road & North Slope Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 2,144–2,249 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start on North Slope, heading W.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto North Slope, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftSharp right onto North Slope Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Riverbend Loop, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 1 miSharp right onto Joel Branch Road, heading E.
  9. 250 ftReach North Slope Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 1 miBear right onto Riverbend Loop, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto North Slope Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left onto North Slope, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftBear left onto Laurel Loop, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Slope, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftArrive 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/joel-branch-road-north-slope-trail-out-back-7-km-ad0d

Trail surface

92% dirt3% paved2% gravel3% 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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