Lanning Ridge Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Lanning Ridge Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Balsam Grove, NC. It climbs 656 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,638 – 3,238 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lanning Ridge Road 35.28484, -82.82867
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC
Directions
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Lanning Ridge Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 2,638–3,239 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lanning Ridge Road · 35.28484, -82.82867
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lanning Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 2.6 miReach Lanning Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 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
99% gravel1% boardwalk
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 87°F69°
Precip18%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity57%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
89°70°
16%
Sun
85°67°
67%
Mon
72°65°
58%
Tue
77°60°
17%
Wed
85°61°
Thu
88°65°
23%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lanning Ridge Road Trailhead
- Toms Spring Falls & Daniel Ridge Loop 1.5 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Lanning Ridge Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Lanning Ridge Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- Lower Cove Creek via Lanning Ridge Road 3 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Daniel Ridge Loop Loop 4.7 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Toms Spring Falls & Daniel Ridge Loop 5.4 mi · ▲ 948 ft
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