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Buckhorn Gap–Avery Creek, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft · 5 hr

Buckhorn Gap–Avery Creek, 6 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. The route reaches Buckhorn Gap. It climbs 1,613 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,457 – 3,563 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road 35.36683, -82.73911
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
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Buckhorn Gap–Avery Creek, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 2,456–3,563 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road · 35.36683, -82.73911

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wolf Ford Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Buckhorn Gap, heading NW.
  3. 1.7 miPass Buckhorn Gap.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Soapstone Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Clawhammer Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Buckhorn Gap, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Twin Falls Trail, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Buckhorn Gap, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Avery Creek, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Buckhorn Gap, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Avery Creek, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miReach Buckhorn Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Buckhorn Gap, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Avery Creek, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftTurn right onto Buckhorn Gap, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miBear left onto Twin Falls Trail, heading N.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buckhorn Gap, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto Clawhammer Road, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Soapstone Road, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Buckhorn Gap, heading E.
  25. 1.8 miContinue straight onto South Mills River Road, heading E.
  26. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckhorn-gap-avery-creek-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F67°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 88°70°
Sun 85°65° 61%
Mon 70°62° 41%
Tue 76°58°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 87°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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