Craven Gap & Rattlesnake Lodge Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Craven Gap & Rattlesnake Lodge Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Rattlesnake Lodge, NC. The route reaches Craven Gap at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,579 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Craven Gap & Rattlesnake Lodge Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 3,128–3,711 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rattlesnake Lodge Trail · 35.66557, -82.46187
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto Mountains to Sea Connector Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Craven Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 3.8 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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