Bellcow Mountain–Hurricane Gap, 4 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,767 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Bellcow Mountain–Hurricane Gap, 4 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Hot Springs, NC. The route passes Hurricane Gap and Bellcow Mountain. It climbs 1,767 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,149 – 3,163 ft13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 35.93435, -82.80440
Nearest town Hot Springs, NC
Directions
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Bellcow Mountain–Hurricane Gap, 4 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,767 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Elevation 2,148–3,164 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.93435, -82.80440
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shad Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Hurricane Gap.
- 4.9 miPass Bellcow Mountain.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bellcow Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 2 miReach Bellcow Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left onto Shad Road, heading SW.
- 4.9 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 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
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:56 PM
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