Blue Ridge Pastures & Strawberry Gap Viewpoint via Strawberry Gap Trail
2 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 56 min
Blue Ridge Pastures & Strawberry Gap Viewpoint via Strawberry Gap Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Gerton, NC. The route passes Blue Ridge Pastures before reaching Strawberry Gap Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 519 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Ridge Pastures & Strawberry Gap Viewpoint via Strawberry Gap Trail
2 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 56 min
Elevation 3,375–3,751 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Trombatore Trail · 35.46711, -82.36914
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 69° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trombatore Trail, heading N.
- 1 miPass Strawberry Gap Viewpoint.
- 250 ftReach Blue Ridge Pastures, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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