Bent Creek Gap Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Bent Creek Gap Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. It climbs 391 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,192 – 2,356 ft3.8 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
3.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,191–2,354 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ledford Branch Trailhead · 35.49044, -82.62858
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ledford Branch Parking, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Explorer Loop Connector, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Explorer Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Explorer Loop Connector, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Bent Creek Gap Road, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Ledford Branch Parking, 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
54% gravel30% dirt1% paved15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ledford Branch Trailhead Trailhead
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