Bearpen Gap & Yellow Creek Mountain Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Bearpen Gap & Yellow Creek Mountain Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Tapoco, NC. The route reaches Bearpen Gap. It climbs 1,053 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,152 – 1,952 ft · steepest grade: 40%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow Creek Mountain Trail 35.44126, -83.91275
Nearest town Tapoco, NC
Directions
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Bearpen Gap & Yellow Creek Mountain Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,150–1,953 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Yellow Creek Mountain Trail · 35.44126, -83.91275
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 W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight 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.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% 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 Yellow Creek Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Bearpen Gap & Yellow Creek Mountain Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft
- Green Gap–Bearpen Gap, 3 saddles 15.6 mi · ▲ 4,919 ft
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