Avery Creek–Buckhorn Gap Loop, 6 sights is a 6.7-mile loop near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 1,015 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,303 – 3,166 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Avery Creek Road 35.30376, -82.73839
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
Directions
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Avery Creek–Buckhorn Gap Loop, 6 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 2,304–3,165 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Avery Creek Road · 35.30376, -82.73839
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Avery Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pressley Cove, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Avery Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Perry Cove, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Avery Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Avery Creek, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Buckhorn Gap, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Avery Creek, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Buckhorn Gap, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Twin Falls Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckhorn Gap, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Clawhammer Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Maxwell Cove, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Avery Creek Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pressley Cove, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Avery Creek Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt15% gravel33% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 87°F69°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
91°72°
17%
Sun
88°68°
62%
Mon
73°65°
43%
Tue
79°61°
Wed
86°62°
Thu
90°66°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Avery Creek Road Trailhead
- Avery Creek Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Avery Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Pressley Gap–Maxwell Cove, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
- Pressley Cove & Saddle Gap Road via Avery Creek Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 693 ft
- Bennet Gap 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,245 ft
- Clawhammer Cove–Clawhammer Road, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 856 ft
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