Asheville Watershed

North Fork Reservoir

5.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 56 min

North Fork Reservoir is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Asheville Watershed near Walkertown, NC. The route reaches North Fork Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,605 – 2,769 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.66485, -82.34666
Nearest town Walkertown, NC

Directions

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North Fork Reservoir

5.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 2,604–2,770 ft

Out & Back · Asheville Watershed

Trailhead: 35.66485, -82.34666

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 25% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass North Fork Reservoir.
  3. 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miReach North Fork Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 1.9 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

69% gravel30% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 89°F69°
Precip25%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 24% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 92°71°
Sun 88°66° 63%
Mon 76°64° 42%
Tue 78°60°
Wed 85°61°
Thu 86°66°