Headwater Road
North Carolina
Free — you'll pick up right here.
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in North Carolina
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Trail character
- Surface
- Gravel Road
Here's your ride, mapped
Headwater Road
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Elevation & route
- Elevation gain
- 0 ft
- Highest point
- 3,045 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,045 ft
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Photos
Directions & GPX
About this trail
Headwater Road is an easy mountain-biking trail in Tennessee, rated Easy / Green Circle. It is managed by the Forest Service.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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