Toms Spring Falls–Daniel Ridge Loop, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Toms Spring Falls–Daniel Ridge Loop, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Laurel Falls, NC. The route reaches Toms Spring Falls at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 578 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Toms Spring Falls–Daniel Ridge Loop, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,554–2,904 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Davidson River Road · 35.28319, -82.81701
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Cove Creek, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cove Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Cove Creek - Daniel Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lanning Ridge Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Daniel Ridge Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Toms Spring Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lanning Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Cove Creek - Daniel Connector, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cove Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower Cove Creek, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Davidson River Road Trailhead
- Caney Bottom Trail & Lower Cove Creek 3.8 mi · ▲ 488 ft
- Bennett Knob Road–Caney Bottom Trail, 5 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 755 ft
- Daniel Ridge Loop–Lanning Ridge Road, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,191 ft
- Cove Creek Trail–Lower Cove Creek, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 984 ft
- Caney Bottom Trail–Cove Creek Trail Loop, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,209 ft
- Toms Spring Falls–Cove Creek Trail, 4 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft
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