Middle Prong Wilderness

Split Falls & Flat Laurel Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Split Falls & Flat Laurel Creek Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Middle Prong Wilderness near Balsam Grove, NC. The route reaches Split Falls. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,994 – 5,414 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.30805, -82.90919
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC

Directions

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Split Falls & Flat Laurel Creek Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 4,994–5,415 ft

Out & Back · Middle Prong Wilderness

Trailhead: 35.30805, -82.90919

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftPass Split Falls.
  3. 2.2 miReach Split Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F61°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 77°61° 19%
Sun 75°58° 55%
Mon 63°57° 35%
Tue 69°52°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 80°56°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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