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

  1. Start on Exercise Building Road, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wagon Road Gap, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto South Mills River Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cantrell Creek, heading NW.
  6. 2.8 miTurn left onto Squirrel Gap, heading NW.
  7. 1.5 miSharp left onto Horse Cove Gap, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miReach Wagon Road Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Squirrel Gap, heading S.
  10. 1.5 miTurn right onto Cantrell Creek, heading NE.
  11. 2.8 miContinue straight onto South Mills River Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Wagon Road Gap, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Exercise Building Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 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

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F68°
Precip22%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 2% rain
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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