Cold Spring Gap
7.1 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Cold Spring Gap is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Wolf Mountain, NC. It climbs 807 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,698 – 4,272 ft7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.25810, -82.94270
Nearest town Wolf Mountain, NC
Directions
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Cold Spring Gap
7.1 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 3,697–4,273 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.25810, -82.94270
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 25% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Cold Spring Gap, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 2.2 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
37% gravel27% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F65°
Precip25%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity78%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
85°68°
22%
Sun
82°63°
55%
Mon
70°62°
36%
Tue
73°57°
Wed
81°57°
Thu
85°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls via Cold Spring Gap 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,031 ft
- Dill Falls & Herrin Knob via Cold Spring Gap 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,132 ft
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