Blue Ridge Pastures–Strawberry Gap Viewpoint, 3 summits
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Blue Ridge Pastures–Strawberry Gap Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Gerton, NC. The route passes Hickory Nut Gap and Blue Ridge Pastures before reaching Strawberry Gap Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,084 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Ridge Pastures–Strawberry Gap Viewpoint, 3 summits
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 2,893–3,726 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.48889, -82.35900
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Hickory Nut Gap.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Strawberry Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.1 miPass Strawberry Gap Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Blue Ridge Pastures, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Little Bearwallow Mountain–Blue Ridge Pastures, 8 sights 15 mi · ▲ 3,583 ft
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