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Long Loeb LWO–Searcy Connector, 4 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,858 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Long Loeb LWO–Searcy Connector, 4 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Balsam Grove, NC. The route reaches Low Gap. It climbs 1,858 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,710 – 3,708 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Searcy Creek Road 35.28075, -82.83456
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC
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Long Loeb LWO–Searcy Connector, 4 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,858 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 2,710–3,707 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Searcy Creek Road · 35.28075, -82.83456

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Searcy Creek Road, heading SE.
  2. 3.6 miTurn right onto Searcy Connector, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miPass Low Gap.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.2 miSharp right onto Catheys Creek Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Long Loeb LWO, heading W.
  7. 50 ftReach Searcy Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Catheys Creek Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
  10. 2.2 miSharp left onto Searcy Connector, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Searcy Creek Road, heading NE.
  12. 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-loeb-lwo-searcy-connector-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

42% dirt5% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 87°F69°
Precip18%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity57%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 89°70° 16%
Sun 85°67° 67%
Mon 72°65° 58%
Tue 77°60° 17%
Wed 85°61°
Thu 88°65° 23%

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