Yellow Creek Mountain Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 3,026 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Yellow Creek Mountain Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Rymers Ferry, NC. It climbs 3,026 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Yellow Creek Mountain Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 3,026 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,821–3,101 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.41669, -83.87094
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 7% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Yellow Creek Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Green Gap via Yellow Creek Mountain Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 2,325 ft
- Bearpen Gap & Yellow Creek Mountain Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 4,097 ft
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