microchip ii via Trace Ridge
3.7 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 1 hr 37 min
microchip ii via Trace Ridge is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Boylston, NC. It climbs 757 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,599 – 3,353 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fletcher Creek Road 35.42188, -82.65796
Nearest town Boylston, NC
Directions
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microchip ii via Trace Ridge
3.7 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 2,599–3,352 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fletcher Creek Road · 35.42188, -82.65796
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 91°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Trace Ridge, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto microchip ii, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trace Ridge, heading NW.
- 1.7 miReach microchip ii, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto microchip ii, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trace Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 91°F71°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
89°70°
68%
Mon
75°63°
57%
Tue
80°58°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
88°61°
21%
Fri
84°64°
41%
More from Fletcher Creek Road Trailhead
- Seniard Mountain Road via Wash Creek Road 2 mi · ▲ 154 ft
- Wash Creek Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Hendersonville Reservoir 2.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Wash Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Trace Ridge & Wash Creek Loop via Hendersonville Reservoir 2.7 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Hendersonville Reservoir & Fletcher Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft
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