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Lake Powhatan Beach–Deer Lake Road, 5 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Lake Powhatan Beach–Deer Lake Road, 5 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. The route reaches Lake Powhatan Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 539 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,116 – 2,362 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.50981, -82.62477
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
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Lake Powhatan Beach–Deer Lake Road, 5 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 2,117–2,364 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.50981, -82.62477

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 67° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto North Boundary Road, heading S.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rice Pinnacle Road, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Deer Lake Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Deer Lake Lodge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hardtimes Connector, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Hardtimes Road, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 350 ftReach Lake Powhatan Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Hardtimes Connector, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Deer Lake Lodge Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Deer Lake Road, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Pinnacle Road, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Boundary Road, heading NW.
  22. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 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/lake-powhatan-beach-deer-lake-road-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

47% dirt23% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F67°
Precip14%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 94°72°
Sun 91°67° 57%
Mon 76°64° 30%
Tue 83°60°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 89°62°

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