Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint–Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail, 3 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 3,192 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint–Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail, 3 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area near Roseborough, NC. The route reaches Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 3,192 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint–Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail, 3 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 3,192 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 2,058–3,501 ft
Out & Back · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Trailhead: Old House Gap Road · 36.03177, -81.80328
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 71° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lost Cove Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Cove Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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