Lower Heartbreak Ridge & Star Gap via Jarrett Creek Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,651 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Lower Heartbreak Ridge & Star Gap via Jarrett Creek Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Fonta Flora State Trail near Dendron, NC. It climbs 1,651 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,814 – 2,730 ft8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Copper Ridge Trail 35.63762, -82.21057
Nearest town Dendron, NC
Directions
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Lower Heartbreak Ridge & Star Gap via Jarrett Creek Road
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,651 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,816–2,729 ft
Out & Back · Fonta Flora State Trail
Trailhead: Copper Ridge Trail · 35.63762, -82.21057
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Copper Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Lower Heartbreak Ridge, heading W.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Jarrett Creek Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Star Gap, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Lower Heartbreak Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Jarrett Creek Road, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn right onto Copper Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F71°
Feels like83°Precip16%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
92°74°
Sun
87°68°
69%
Mon
76°65°
63%
Tue
82°62°
Wed
88°63°
Thu
92°68°
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