Boggs Bunion–Buck Gap, 5 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 3,590 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Boggs Bunion–Buck Gap, 5 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Ridgecrest, NC. The route passes Buck Gap and Boggs Bunion. It climbs 3,590 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Boggs Bunion–Buck Gap, 5 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 3,590 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,216–3,889 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road · 35.62773, -82.26269
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 21% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Parris Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Buck Gap.
- 100 ftBear right onto East Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Adventure Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Boggs Bunion.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Rhododendron Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Adventure Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mount Mitchell Road, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Boggs Bunion, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right onto Adventure Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Rhododendron Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Adventure Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Parris Creek Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Mill Creek Road, heading S.
- 1.2 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 6.3 mi in (~211 min). Leave by 4:03 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mill Creek Road Trailhead
- Mill Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Bernard Mountain Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 637 ft
- Bernard Mountain Trail & Point Lookout Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,552 ft
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- Long Gap–Harry Bryan Trail, 4 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 3,406 ft
- Lookout Mountain–Buck Gap, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,181 ft
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