Mouse Branch Loop & Thompson Loop
4 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Mouse Branch Loop & Thompson Loop is a 4-mile out-and-back near Almond, NC. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,755 – 1,883 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Thompson Loop 35.40566, -83.58679
Nearest town Almond, NC
Directions
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Mouse Branch Loop & Thompson Loop
4 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,757–1,882 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Thompson Loop · 35.40566, -83.58679
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 92°F / low 68° · precip 8% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Thompson Loop, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mouse Branch Loop, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Mouse Branch Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Thompson Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 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
100% dirt
Weather
FogTemperature 92°F68°
Precip8%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:10 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Sat
95°69°
15%
Sun
91°70°
Mon
80°66°
43%
Tue
86°62°
Wed
88°62°
Thu
90°65°
24%
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Thompson Loop Trailhead
- Left Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- County Line Road & Right Loop Connector 4.5 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Mouse Branch Loop & Thompson Loop Loop 6.9 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Right Loop Connector & Windy Overlook 7.1 mi · ▲ 742 ft
- County Line Road–Right Loop Connector Loop, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 688 ft
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