Owl Ridge Trail & Shut-In Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,059 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Owl Ridge Trail & Shut-In Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. It climbs 1,059 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,011 – 2,553 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hard Times Road 35.50104, -82.59915
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Owl Ridge Trail & Shut-In Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,059 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,012–2,553 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hard Times Road · 35.50104, -82.59915
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 68° · precip 14% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hard Times Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Owl Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hard Times Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shut-In Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miReach Owl Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hard Times Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Owl Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hard Times Road, heading N.
- 0.7 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
52% dirt42% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F68°
Feels like84°Precip14%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
95°71°
Sun
91°68°
57%
Mon
77°65°
30%
Tue
84°61°
Wed
88°59°
Thu
90°62°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hard Times Road Trailhead
- Bent Creek Trail–Natural Garden Trail Loop, 5 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Owl Ridge Trail–Rocky Cove Road Loop, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft
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