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Joel Branch Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 55 min

Joel Branch Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Ecusta, NC. It climbs 299 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,139 – 2,349 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.27797, -82.71600
Nearest town Ecusta, NC
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Joel Branch Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 55 min

Elevation 2,138–2,349 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.27797, -82.71600

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 69° · precip 16% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Joel Branch Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Cove, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftSharp right onto Sycamore Cove, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 150 ftSharp left onto Joel Branch Road, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 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-4-km-ccdb

Trail surface

59% dirt2% boardwalk39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F69°
Precip16%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°65° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 7% 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 75°66° 56%
Tue 80°61° 15%
Wed 87°62°
Thu 90°66° 20%
Fri 85°67° 41%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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