Blackberry Lane & Deep Gap Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,595 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Blackberry Lane & Deep Gap Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Mitchell State Park near Cattail Creek Community, NC. It climbs 1,595 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blackberry Lane & Deep Gap Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,595 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 3,781–5,385 ft
Out & Back · Mount Mitchell State Park
Trailhead: 35.81221, -82.27457
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 66° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Deep Gap Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blackberry Lane, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Deep Gap Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.9 miReach Blackberry Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right onto Blackberry Lane, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Deep Gap Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Ogle Rock–Blackberry Lane, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 2,152 ft
- Mount Mitchell–Picnic, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 4,633 ft
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