Split Falls–Flat Laurel Creek Trail, 3 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Split Falls–Flat Laurel Creek Trail, 3 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Middle Prong Wilderness near Balsam Grove, NC. The route reaches Split Falls at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 1,358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi4,994 – 5,745 ft11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.30381, -82.90912
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC
Directions
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Split Falls–Flat Laurel Creek Trail, 3 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,358 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 4,994–5,747 ft
Out & Back · Middle Prong Wilderness
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.30381, -82.90912
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 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.
- 2 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
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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