Sunday morning, I had breakfast at the hotel and then headed back to continue my hike on the Uwharrie Trail. I parked at Yates Place Campground and took the trail north of Dusty Level Road.
In about a mile, the trail crossed Watery Branch and the rocks to hop were completely under water. I had to bushwhack and find some logs to cross on. It looked like the logs I crossed on were damming the creek and keeping the actual crossing underwater. The trail followed Watery Branch downstream past some scenic cascades.
The trail climbed up from the creek for a while then went down to a crossing of Cedar Creek.
Just past here was the NC-109 Trailhead. There was a good amount of up and down from here, eventually descending to Spencer Creek.
More people were camping down here. After crossing the creek on a footbridge, there was a particularly steep climb. The trail continued on and there were some nice winter views.
Eventually, the trail passes by Horse Mountain and I bushwhacked up to the top, though the view was no better than from the trail.
I went as far as Tower Road and turned back. The sun was out for the hike back. Near the end, the Watery Branch had gone down and I could cross on the rocks.
When I made it back to the car, I drove back to Albemarle and had fajitas for dinner at El Ranchito and then went to bed at the hotel.
In about a mile, the trail crossed Watery Branch and the rocks to hop were completely under water. I had to bushwhack and find some logs to cross on. It looked like the logs I crossed on were damming the creek and keeping the actual crossing underwater. The trail followed Watery Branch downstream past some scenic cascades.
The trail climbed up from the creek for a while then went down to a crossing of Cedar Creek.
Just past here was the NC-109 Trailhead. There was a good amount of up and down from here, eventually descending to Spencer Creek.
More people were camping down here. After crossing the creek on a footbridge, there was a particularly steep climb. The trail continued on and there were some nice winter views.
Eventually, the trail passes by Horse Mountain and I bushwhacked up to the top, though the view was no better than from the trail.
I went as far as Tower Road and turned back. The sun was out for the hike back. Near the end, the Watery Branch had gone down and I could cross on the rocks.
When I made it back to the car, I drove back to Albemarle and had fajitas for dinner at El Ranchito and then went to bed at the hotel.
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