Buckhorn Gap–Barnett Branch Trail, 4 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,708 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Buckhorn Gap–Barnett Branch Trail, 4 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Big East Fork, NC. The route reaches Buckhorn Gap. It climbs 1,708 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,189 – 3,996 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pink Beds Loop Trail 35.35354, -82.77872
Nearest town Big East Fork, NC
Directions
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Buckhorn Gap–Barnett Branch Trail, 4 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,708 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 3,189–3,998 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pink Beds Loop Trail · 35.35354, -82.77872
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pink Beds Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Barnett Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miPass Buckhorn Gap.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Soapstone Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Buckhorn Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Black Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Barnett Branch Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Pink Beds Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt9% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pink Beds Loop Trail Trailhead
- Pink Beds Loop Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Pink Beds Loop Trail Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Barnett Branch Trail via Pink Beds Loop Trail 5 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Barnett Branch Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 666 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft
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