Middle Fork–Spencer Branch Upper, 3 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,154 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Middle Fork–Spencer Branch Upper, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Beaverdam, NC. It climbs 1,154 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,595 – 3,599 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Trace Ridge 35.45353, -82.68169
Nearest town Beaverdam, NC
Directions
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Middle Fork–Spencer Branch Upper, 3 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,154 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 2,595–3,599 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Trace Ridge · 35.45353, -82.68169
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 17% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trace Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Spencer Gap, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Spencer Branch Upper, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Spencer Gap, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Middle Fork, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach Spencer Branch Upper, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Spencer Gap, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Spencer Branch Upper, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Spencer Gap, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Trace Ridge, heading E.
- 0.3 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
OvercastTemperature 86°F68°
Precip17%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
80°64°
67%
Mon
70°60°
59%
Tue
76°55°
Wed
81°56°
Thu
83°60°
23%
Fri
78°61°
42%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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