Bent Creek Gap Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 55 min
Bent Creek Gap Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,192 – 2,326 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bent Creek Gap Road 35.48909, -82.62695
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
Directions
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Bent Creek Gap Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 55 min
Elevation 2,191–2,327 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bent Creek Gap Road · 35.48909, -82.62695
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Bent Creek Gap Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 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.
- 1.1 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
95% gravel5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
More from Bent Creek Gap Road Trailhead
- Bent Creek Gap Road 2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Bent Creek Gap Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 198 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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