471C–Catheys Creek Road, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 1,950 ft · 6 hr 7 min
471C–Catheys Creek Road, 4 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Catheys Creek Estates, NC. The route reaches Low Gap. It climbs 1,950 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,254 – 3,708 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catheys Creek Road 35.21372, -82.78549
Nearest town Catheys Creek Estates, NC
Directions
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471C–Catheys Creek Road, 4 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 1,950 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,254–3,707 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Catheys Creek Road · 35.21372, -82.78549
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 17% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Catheys Creek Road, heading W.
- 5.3 miTurn right onto 471C, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Catheys Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Catheys Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miPass Low Gap.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Searcy Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Searcy Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Kagle Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Catheys Creek Road, heading W.
- 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% gravel24% dirt22% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 90°F67°
Precip17%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
92°70°
17%
Sun
88°68°
60%
Mon
74°66°
43%
Tue
78°61°
Wed
85°62°
Thu
93°66°
More from Catheys Creek Road Trailhead
- Revels Prong Falls via Catheys Creek Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Cathey's Creek Falls via Catheys Creek Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Catheys Creek Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- 471A–Catheys Creek Road, 5 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,807 ft
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