Cedar Rock Falls–Horse Cove, 5 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Cedar Rock Falls–Horse Cove, 5 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Laurel Falls, NC. The route passes Horse Cove before reaching Cedar Rock Falls at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,334 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cedar Rock Falls–Horse Cove, 5 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 2,322–3,109 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cat Gap Loop · 35.28433, -82.79055
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cat Gap Loop, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cat Gap Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Horse Cove.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Cat Gap Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Cat Gap Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftReach Cedar Rock Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Cat Gap Bypass Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cat Gap Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cat Gap Loop, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cat Gap Loop Trailhead
- Upper Cedar Rock Falls via Cat Gap Loop Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Horse Cove–Cat Gap Loop Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Butter Gap Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Cat Gap Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Cedar Rock Falls–Horse Cove Loop, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 828 ft
- Cedar Rock Mountain–Horse Cove, 7 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,799 ft
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