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618 Bennet Branch

In the Great Balsam Mountains

Local route4.7 km · 2.9 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Pink Beds Loop 0.6 mi · 1.0 kmExplore Great Balsam Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J6°-3°126
  2. F8°-2°143
  3. M12°1°142
  4. A16°5°124
  5. M20°10°127
  6. J24°14°147
  7. J25°16°143
  8. A24°16°143
  9. S22°12°136
  10. O17°7°103
  11. N12°2°120
  12. D7°-2°143

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
4.7 km · 2.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Great Balsam Mountains (Blue Ridge Mountains › Appalachian Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
15 km N of Brevard (Transylvania County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
National Forests in North Carolina
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
35.3574, -82.7624
Route start
35.3688, -82.7696
OpenStreetMap
relation 7229156
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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Slate Rock

7.1 km · 3.2 mi · 5.1 km away

Pilot Cove

3.4 km · 3.2 mi · 5.2 km away

Horse Cove Gap

3.5 km · 3.3 mi · 5.4 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Pink Beds Loop

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Barnett Branch

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Frying Pan Trail

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Buckwheat Knob

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Buckhorn Gap

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Avery Creek

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · National Forests in North Carolina

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