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Pig Pond–Dam Pasture Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Pig Pond–Dam Pasture Trail, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Riceville, NC. The route reaches Pig Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,100 – 2,251 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Anthony's Road 35.62003, -82.45672
Nearest town Riceville, NC
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Pig Pond–Dam Pasture Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 2,100–2,251 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Anthony's Road · 35.62003, -82.45672

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start on Anthony's Road, heading W.
  2. 100 ftSharp left onto Berea Connector, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Big Berea Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big Berea Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dam Pasture Connector, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dam Pasture Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Upper River Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach Pig Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.9 miTurn left onto Dam Pasture Connector, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Big Berea Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Big Berea Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Berea Connector, heading N.
  14. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftSharp right onto Anthony's Road, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pig-pond-dam-pasture-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Hikes near Riceville, North Carolina