Coontree Loop via Bennet Gap
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Coontree Loop via Bennet Gap is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Millbrook Estates, NC. It climbs 1,029 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,267 – 3,297 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Coontree Loop 35.28967, -82.76283
Nearest town Millbrook Estates, NC
Directions
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Coontree Loop via Bennet Gap
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,267–3,299 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Coontree Loop · 35.28967, -82.76283
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Coontree Loop, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Bennet Gap, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Coontree Loop, heading W.
- 1.7 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Coontree Loop Trailhead
- Coontree Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 641 ft
- Saddle Gap Road via Bennet Gap 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,574 ft
- Avery Creek–Bennet Gap, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,539 ft
- Pressley Gap–Bennet Gap, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 2,333 ft
- Club Gap–Buckhorn Gap, 6 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 3,378 ft
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