Ward Trail

Ward Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ward Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ward Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.59406, -79.77098. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ward Trail

• North Carolina Zoo · sanctuary · Randolph · ~9 km · Must-see
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Randolph · ~17 km · Must-see
• Uwharrie National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~30 km · Must-see
• The Richard Petty Museum · museum · Randolph · ~41 km · Must-see
• Randleman Lake · lake · Randolph · ~42 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~44 km · Must-see
• Morrow Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Stanly · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~48 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hagan Stone Park · sanctuary · Guilford · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe Water Park · park · Guilford · ~58 km · Must-see
• Northwest District Park · park · Chatham · ~58 km · Must-see
• High Rock Lake · lake · Davidson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era) · fort · Lee · ~63 km · Must-see
• First Reformed United Church of Christ · church · Davidson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Davidson · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ward Trail

Other treks near Ward Trail

• Haw River Land Trail · trek · Alamance · ~76 km · Must-see
• Sauratown Trail · trek · Stokes · ~130 km
• Parking Lot Connector Trail · trek · Randolph · ~4 km
• Purgatory Trail · trek · Randolph · ~6 km
• Mountain Laurel Trail · trek · Randolph · ~6 km
• Moonshine Run · trek · Randolph · ~6 km
• Middle Mountain Trail · trek · Randolph · ~7 km
• Camp 3 Trail · trek · Randolph · ~16 km
• Birkhead Mountain Trail · trek · Randolph · ~16 km
• Robbins Branch Trail · trek · Randolph · ~18 km

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