Ledford Branch Road–Ledford Trail, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Ledford Branch Road–Ledford Trail, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. It climbs 316 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,146 – 2,362 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.50981, -82.62477
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Ledford Branch Road–Ledford Trail, 5 sights
3 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 2,147–2,364 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.50981, -82.62477
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 67° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto North Boundary Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Rice Pinnacle Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Deer Lake Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Wolf Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Ledford Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Ledford Branch Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto North Boundary Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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 surface
55% dirt22% gravel23% 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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- Deer Lake Road–Ledford Branch Road, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Wolf Knob–Mease Gap Loop, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft
- Ingles Field Gap–Ledford Branch Road Loop, 6 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 819 ft
- Lake Powhatan Beach–Deer Lake Road, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 539 ft
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