Lettered Rock & Steels Creek Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 2,697 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Lettered Rock & Steels Creek Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Wisemans View, NC. It climbs 2,697 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,332 – 3,429 ft · steepest grade: 33%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Devil's Hole Trail 35.92264, -81.88677
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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Lettered Rock & Steels Creek Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 2,697 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,333–3,427 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Devil's Hole Trail · 35.92264, -81.88677
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Lettered Rock, heading E.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Steels Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 2.1 miReach Lettered Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miSharp left onto Lettered Rock, heading NW.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1 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
85% dirt15% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F68°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
85°69°
17%
Sun
87°63°
73%
Mon
72°61°
56%
Tue
75°56°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
84°62°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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