Steels Creek Trail
7 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Steels Creek Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Cold Springs, NC. It climbs 1,283 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,978 – 3,242 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Creek Falls Trail 35.96014, -81.86104
Nearest town Cold Springs, NC
Directions
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Steels Creek Trail
7 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,979–3,241 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Creek Falls Trail · 35.96014, -81.86104
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Steels Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 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
53% dirt11% gravel36% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 86°F71°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:51 PM
Sun
80°64°
82%
Mon
72°61°
75%
Tue
78°55°
Wed
84°59°
Thu
87°64°
Fri
80°63°
31%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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