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Joel Branch Road

4.3 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Joel Branch Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Ecusta, NC. It climbs 849 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,129 – 2,618 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.5 mi

Getting there

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

4.3 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 2,128–2,618 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Estatoe Trail · 35.27350, -82.70677

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 69° · precip 15% · wind 1 mph · 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 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Cove, heading NW.
  8. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftSharp left onto Joel Branch Road, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 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-7-km-23b4

Trail surface

65% dirt1% boardwalk34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F69°
Precip15%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°65° 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 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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