Lower Chestnut Falls–Daniel Ridge Loop, 4 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,227 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Lower Chestnut Falls–Daniel Ridge Loop, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Balsam Grove, NC. The route reaches Lower Chestnut Falls at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,227 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lower Chestnut Falls–Daniel Ridge Loop, 4 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,227 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,638–4,556 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.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Daniel Ridge Loop, heading W.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Farlow Gap Trail, heading N.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Kiesee Creek, heading W.
- 2.7 miReach Lower Chestnut Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Farlow Gap Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miContinue straight onto Daniel Ridge Loop, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Lanning Ridge Road, heading E.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- 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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