Woods Mountain–Betsy Ridge Road, 3 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Woods Mountain–Betsy Ridge Road, 3 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Toms Creek, NC. The route reaches Woods Mountain at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 2,184 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Woods Mountain–Betsy Ridge Road, 3 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,524–3,630 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.74422, -82.06259
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Betsy Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Woods Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Woods Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Betsy Ridge Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~160 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Betsy Ridge Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 643 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 767 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Woods Mountain Extension 4 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Woods Mountain Extension 5.2 mi · ▲ 617 ft
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