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Cathey's Creek Falls–Kagle Mountain Road, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 2,069 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Cathey's Creek Falls–Kagle Mountain Road, 5 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Balsam Grove, NC. The route passes Low Gap before reaching Cathey's Creek Falls at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 2,069 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,494 – 3,360 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail 35.27311, -82.84181
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC
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Cathey's Creek Falls–Kagle Mountain Road, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 2,069 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 2,495–3,359 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail · 35.27311, -82.84181

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Long Branch Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right onto Searcy Creek Road, heading S.
  3. 2.4 miTurn right onto Searcy Connector, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miPass Low Gap.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Searcy Connector, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Searcy Connector, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.6 miBear right onto Kagle Mountain Road, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miSharp left onto Catheys Creek Road, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftReach Cathey's Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right onto Kagle Mountain Road, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 1.6 miTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Searcy Connector, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Searcy Connector, heading W.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Searcy Connector, heading NW.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left onto Searcy Creek Road, heading N.
  24. 2.4 miTurn left onto Long Branch Trail, heading E.
  25. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/catheys-creek-falls-kagle-mountain-road-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

37% dirt13% gravel50% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F68°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 87°68° 20%
Sun 83°65° 67%
Mon 70°64° 54%
Tue 76°59° 16%
Wed 83°60°
Thu 87°63° 22%

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