AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Joel Branch Road

2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 46 min

Joel Branch Road is a 2-mile out-and-back near Ecusta, NC. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,133 – 2,356 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Art Loeb Trail 35.27570, -82.71482
Nearest town Ecusta, NC
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Joel Branch Road

2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 46 min

Elevation 2,132–2,356 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Art Loeb Trail · 35.27570, -82.71482

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 70° · precip 15% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Joel Branch Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Cove, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Thrift Cove Trail, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftSharp right onto Sycamore Cove, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftSharp left onto Joel Branch Road, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
  19. 150 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-out-back-3-km-b353

Trail surface

62% dirt2% boardwalk36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F70°
Precip15%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 14% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 86°68° 65%
Mon 74°66° 56%
Tue 80°60° 15%
Wed 87°62°
Thu 89°66° 20%
Fri 85°67° 41%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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