Log Hollow Falls–Bear Pen Branch, 6 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Balsam Grove, NC. The route reaches Log Hollow Falls at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,326 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,638 – 3,248 ft11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lanning Ridge Road 35.28484, -82.82867
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC
Directions
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Log Hollow Falls–Bear Pen Branch, 6 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 1,326 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,638–3,249 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lanning Ridge Road · 35.28484, -82.82867
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 16% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lanning Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cove Creek - Daniel Connector, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cove Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Lower Cove Creek, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Caney Bottom Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right onto Cove Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Upper Cove Creek - B, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cove Creek Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Cove Creek - A, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cove Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Headwater Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bear Pen Branch, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Headwater Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Log Hollow Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Log Hollow Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Headwater Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Bear Pen Branch, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Headwater Road, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Cove Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Upper Cove Creek - A, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cove Creek Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Cove Creek - B, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Cove Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Caney Bottom Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Cove Creek Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Cove Creek - Daniel Connector, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lanning Ridge Road, heading W.
- 0.7 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
48% dirt47% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F69°
Precip16%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
88°69°
67%
Mon
72°65°
58%
Tue
77°59°
17%
Wed
85°60°
Thu
85°65°
23%
Fri
82°65°
42%
Good to know
- 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
- Lanning Ridge Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 656 ft
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