Black Bear Creek Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,033 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Black Bear Creek Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Sevier, NC. It climbs 2,033 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,214 – 2,001 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.80173, -82.01410
Nearest town Sevier, NC
Directions
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Black Bear Creek Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 2,033 ft · 5 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,215–2,000 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.80173, -82.01410
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miReach Black Bear Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% boardwalk23% dirt49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:52 PM
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