Natural Garden Trail–Owl Ridge Trail Loop, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Natural Garden Trail–Owl Ridge Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile loop near Bent Creek, NC. It climbs 588 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,015 – 2,526 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wesley Branch Trail 35.49837, -82.60725
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Natural Garden Trail–Owl Ridge Trail Loop, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 2,016–2,527 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Wesley Branch Trail · 35.49837, -82.60725
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wesley Branch Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Natural Garden Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Running Cedar Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bent Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rocky Cove Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto ferngully, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rocky Cove Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Hard Times Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shut-In Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hard Times Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Owl Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hard Times Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Old Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bent Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Wesley Branch Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miThe 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 surface
67% gravel32% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Owl Ridge Trail–Shut-In Trail, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft
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