AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thermal Belt Rail Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Thermal Belt Rail Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Pinecrest, NC. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 1,047 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thermal Belt Rail Trail 35.34845, -81.89210
Nearest town Pinecrest, NC
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Thermal Belt Rail Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 894–1,046 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Thermal Belt Rail Trail · 35.34845, -81.89210

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Thermal Belt Rail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 4.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 4.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thermal-belt-rail-trail-out-back-13-km-63a9

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Pinecrest, North Carolina