Bent Creek Gap Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 48 min
Bent Creek Gap Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,192 – 2,326 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ledford Branch Trailhead 35.49044, -82.62858
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Bent Creek Gap Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 48 min
Elevation 2,191–2,327 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ledford Branch Trailhead · 35.49044, -82.62858
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 67° · precip 14% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ledford Branch Parking, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right onto Boyd Branch Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Ledford Branch Parking, heading E.
- 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
93% gravel1% paved6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F67°
Feels like83°Precip14%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
94°71°
Sun
92°68°
59%
Mon
76°66°
32%
Tue
82°61°
Wed
88°60°
Thu
90°63°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ledford Branch Trailhead Trailhead
- Bent Creek Gap Road 2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Bent Creek Gap Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Corvair Trail–Deer Lake Lodge Trail Loop, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 529 ft
- Bent Creek Gap Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Boyd Branch Road–Deer Lake Lodge Trail Loop, 6 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Bent Creek Gap Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 255 ft
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