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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftPass Split Falls.
- 2.2 miReach Split Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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°
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
More from this trailhead
- Sam Knob–Split Falls, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,068 ft
- Devils Courthouse–Devils Courthouse Viewpoint, 5 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 898 ft
- Silvermine Bald–Split Falls, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,226 ft
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