Setrock Creek Falls–Briar Bottom Trail, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Busick, NC. The route reaches Setrock Creek Falls. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,989 – 3,169 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead 35.75104, -82.22006
Nearest town Busick, NC
Directions
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Setrock Creek Falls–Briar Bottom Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 2,988–3,170 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead · 35.75104, -82.22006
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Briar Bottom, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Briar Bottom, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Setrock Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Setrock Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto South River Loop, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto South River Loop, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto South Toe River Road, heading S.
- 1.3 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
11% gravel89% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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