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Lower Sidehill Connector & Lower Sidehill Trail Loop via Bent Creek Gap Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 49 min

Lower Sidehill Connector & Lower Sidehill Trail Loop via Bent Creek Gap Road is a 2.2-mile loop near Bent Creek, NC. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,195 – 2,359 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bent Creek Gap Road 35.48172, -82.63526
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
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Lower Sidehill Connector & Lower Sidehill Trail Loop via Bent Creek Gap Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 49 min

Elevation 2,194–2,359 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Bent Creek Gap Road · 35.48172, -82.63526

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bent Creek Gap Road, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miReach Lower Sidehill Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Lower Sidehill Connector, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lower Sidehill Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Boyd Branch Road, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftThe loop closes 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/lower-sidehill-connector-loop

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F68°
Feels like83°Precip14%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 94°73°
Sun 92°68° 59%
Mon 76°66° 32%
Tue 82°61°
Wed 88°60°
Thu 90°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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