AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thermal Belt Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Thermal Belt Rail Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Thermal Valley, NC. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,040 – 1,093 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.41388, -81.97051
Nearest town Thermal Valley, NC
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Thermal Belt Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,040–1,094 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.41388, -81.97051

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Thermal Belt Rail Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Mecca Drive, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Thermal Belt Rail Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mecca Drive, heading S.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Thermal Belt Rail Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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-6-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Thermal Valley, North Carolina