Cantrell Creek–Horse Cove Gap, 3 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 2,246 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Cantrell Creek–Horse Cove Gap, 3 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Laurel Lake Estates, NC. It climbs 2,246 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,536 – 3,396 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Exercise Building Road 35.32351, -82.68605
Nearest town Laurel Lake Estates, NC
Directions
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Cantrell Creek–Horse Cove Gap, 3 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 2,246 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Elevation 2,536–3,395 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Exercise Building Road · 35.32351, -82.68605
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Exercise Building Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wagon Road Gap, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto South Mills River Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cantrell Creek, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Squirrel Gap, heading NW.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Horse Cove Gap, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Wagon Road Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Squirrel Gap, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Cantrell Creek, heading NE.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto South Mills River Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Wagon Road Gap, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Exercise Building Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F68°
Precip22%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
89°70°
Sun
87°66°
61%
Mon
71°63°
43%
Tue
77°59°
Wed
84°60°
Thu
88°64°
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- East Pine Mountain Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 852 ft
- Wagon Road Gap via South Mills River Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 706 ft
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