Bearpen Gap & Yellow Creek Mountain Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Bearpen Gap & Yellow Creek Mountain Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Tapoco, NC. The route reaches Bearpen Gap. It climbs 1,107 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,152 – 1,837 ft · steepest grade: 41%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.43905, -83.91122
Nearest town Tapoco, NC
Directions
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Bearpen Gap & Yellow Creek Mountain Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,150–1,839 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.43905, -83.91122
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 91°F / low 71° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Yellow Creek Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bearpen Gap.
- 1.2 miReach Bearpen Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 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
27% dirt73% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 91°F71°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sat
91°73°
19%
Sun
89°69°
Mon
80°66°
50%
Tue
87°63°
Wed
86°64°
Thu
89°68°
28%
More from this trailhead
- Bearpen Gap & Yellow Creek Mountain Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft
- Green Gap–Bearpen Gap, 3 saddles 15.6 mi · ▲ 4,919 ft
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