Lake Powhatan–Lake Powhatan Beach, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Lake Powhatan–Lake Powhatan Beach, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. The route passes Lake Powhatan and Lake Powhatan Beach. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,057 – 2,198 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wesley Branch Road 35.48198, -82.62865
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Lake Powhatan–Lake Powhatan Beach, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 2,057–2,199 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wesley Branch Road · 35.48198, -82.62865
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wesley Branch Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Powhatan.
- 50 ftPass Lake Powhatan Beach.
- 450 ftBear left onto Homestead Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wesley Branch Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Homestead Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hardtimes Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Bent Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Running Cedar Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Natural Garden Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Lake Powhatan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Running Cedar Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bent Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Hardtimes Road, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wesley Branch Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wesley Branch Road, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% gravel28% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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