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Cat Gap Loop Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Cat Gap Loop Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Laurel Falls, NC. It climbs 630 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,372 – 3,012 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cat Gap Loop Trail 35.28108, -82.79542
Nearest town Laurel Falls, NC
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Cat Gap Loop Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 2,374–3,011 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cat Gap Loop Trail · 35.28108, -82.79542

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 13% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Cat Gap Loop Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 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/cat-gap-loop-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F70°
Precip13%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 89°70° 59%
Mon 73°66° 55%
Tue 78°60°
Wed 86°61°
Thu 86°65° 23%
Fri 83°66° 52%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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