Lake Powhatan Beach–Deer Lake Road, 6 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. The route reaches Lake Powhatan Beach. It climbs 1,419 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,011 – 2,553 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shut-In Trail 35.50105, -82.59406
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Lake Powhatan Beach–Deer Lake Road, 6 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 2,012–2,553 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shut-In Trail · 35.50105, -82.59406
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 91°F / low 67° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shut-In Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hard Times Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shut-In Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hard Times Road, heading SW.
- 2 miPass Lake Powhatan Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hardtimes Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Hardtimes Connector, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Deer Lake Lodge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Deer Lake Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Neighborhood Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Lake Powhatan Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Deer Lake Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Deer Lake Lodge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hardtimes Connector, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hardtimes Road, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hard Times Road, heading SW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Shut-In Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hard Times Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shut-In Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% dirt42% gravel8% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 91°F67°
Precip14%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
94°70°
Sun
87°68°
66%
Mon
77°65°
49%
Tue
84°61°
Wed
88°60°
Thu
90°63°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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