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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Yellow Creek Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Bearpen Gap.
  4. 1.2 miReach Bearpen Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 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%

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