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.

Elevation

0 mi2,215 – 3,888 ft · steepest grade: 42%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mill Creek Road 35.62773, -82.26269
Nearest town Ridgecrest, NC

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Mill Creek Road, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miBear left onto Parris Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading S.
  7. 50 ftPass Buck Gap.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto East Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Adventure Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftPass Boggs Bunion.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Rhododendron Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miBear right onto Adventure Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Mount Mitchell Road, heading S.
  16. 250 ftReach Boggs Bunion, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 300 ftBear right onto Adventure Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Rhododendron Ridge Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miBear right onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear right onto Adventure Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading N.
  23. 450 ftBear left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 1.2 miTurn right onto Parris Creek Trail, heading E.
  28. 2.4 miBear right onto Mill Creek Road, heading S.
  29. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

18% dirt18% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F71°
Precip21%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 91°72°
Sun 87°67° 68%
Mon 72°64° 56%
Tue 75°58°
Wed 84°61°
Thu 86°67°

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.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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