3.6 mi
Distance
656 ft
Elev. Gain
1h 27m
Est. Time
Loop
Route Type
Moderate
Difficulty
About This Trail
We don't publish a description for Bear Branch Loop Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.
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Trail Conditions
Trail Conditions
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Trail Details
- Route Type
- Loop
Official sources & verification
Where it is
- Nearest town:
- Mills River, NC · about 2 mi away
- County:
- Henderson County, NC
Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.
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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.
Nearby Trails
More trails near Bear Branch Loop Trail
North Mills River Trail
Coffee Pot Mountain Loop Trail
Fletcher Creek, Spencer Gap, and Hendersonville Reservoir Gap
Wash Creek
354 Trace Ridge and 600 Spencer Gap Loop
Spencer Gap
Stay nearby
Campgrounds near this trail
Wash Creek Dispersed Campsites #4 and #5
0.6 mi awayHorse Shoe, NC
Pricing varies — check with the operatorDispersed
Pisgah National Forest Wash Creek Horse Camp
0.6 mi awayAsheville, NC
Check official pricing1 sitesNational Forest Reservable No Service
Mills River Dispersed
0.7 mi awayPisgah National Forest
Mills River, NC
Dispersed
North Mills River
1.1 mi awayMills River, NC
Check official pricing29 sitesReservable TentRV Popular No Service
Riverside Camping On The Farm
3.3 mi awayMills River, NC
Pricing varies — check with the operatorReservable
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