AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Joel Branch Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Joel Branch Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Ecusta, NC. It climbs 398 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,129 – 2,336 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Estatoe Trail 35.27350, -82.70677
Nearest town Ecusta, NC
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Joel Branch Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 2,128–2,337 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Estatoe Trail · 35.27350, -82.70677

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Joel Branch Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Job Corp bridge, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Excercise Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Job Corp bridge, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Joel Branch Road, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miArrive 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-5-km-e10e

Trail surface

32% dirt3% paved65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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