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Lake Powhatan–Lake Powhatan Beach, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 57 min

Lake Powhatan–Lake Powhatan Beach, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. The route passes Lake Powhatan before reaching Lake Powhatan Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 181 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,152 – 2,257 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bent Creek Gap Road 35.48172, -82.63526
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
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Lake Powhatan–Lake Powhatan Beach, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 57 min

Elevation 2,153–2,258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bent Creek Gap Road · 35.48172, -82.63526

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bent Creek Gap Road, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Explorer Loop Connector, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Explorer Loop, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftTurn left onto Pine Tree Connector, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftBear left onto Pine Tree Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miPass Lake Powhatan Beach.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Wesley Branch Road, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Deerfield Loop, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miReach Lake Powhatan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Homestead Trail, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wesley Branch Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miBear right onto Pine Tree Connector, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Explorer Loop, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Explorer Loop Connector, heading NW.
  16. 400 ftTurn right onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading W.
  17. 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-lake-powhatan-beach-out-back-6-beaches-4-km-ad51

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F68°
Feels like83°Precip14%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 94°73°
Sun 92°68° 59%
Mon 76°66° 32%
Tue 82°61°
Wed 88°60°
Thu 90°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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