Tarkiln Branch Road & Wintergreen Falls Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 52 min
Tarkiln Branch Road & Wintergreen Falls Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Hamilton Estates, NC. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tarkiln Branch Road & Wintergreen Falls Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 52 min
Elevation 2,529–2,717 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shoal Creek Trail · 35.20928, -82.58676
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Tarkiln Branch Road, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Wintergreen Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Tarkiln Branch Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tarkiln Branch Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Shoal Creek Trail Trailhead
- Guion Parking–Isaac Heath Trail, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Rocky Ridge Trail & Shoal Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Rocky Ridge Trail–Shoal Creek Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 769 ft
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