Bluff Mountain Road–Catpen Road, 3 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,772 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Bluff Mountain Road–Catpen Road, 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Bluff, NC. The route reaches Garenflo Gap. It climbs 1,772 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bluff Mountain Road–Catpen Road, 3 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,772 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 2,351–3,447 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gorenflo Gap Road · 35.85025, -82.87356
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Gorenflo Gap Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Garenflo Gap.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Bluff Mountain Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Catpen Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Bluff Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bluff Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Gorenflo Gap Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 2.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Lemon Gap & Garenflo Gap via Appalachian Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,669 ft
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