Split Falls–Flat Laurel Creek Trail, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 965 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Split Falls–Flat Laurel Creek Trail, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Balsam Grove, NC. The route reaches Split Falls at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 965 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Split Falls–Flat Laurel Creek Trail, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 965 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 4,994–5,747 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Devils Courthouse Trail · 35.30546, -82.89918
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 20% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Devils Courthouse Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Little Sam Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Flat Laurel Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miReach Split Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Little Sam Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Devils Courthouse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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