Deep Gap–Little Paint Creek Road, 4 saddles
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,834 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Deep Gap–Little Paint Creek Road, 4 saddles is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Shaleville, NC. The route passes Deep Gap before reaching Allen Gap at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 2,834 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,057 – 3,150 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Little Paint Creek Road 35.94386, -82.81784
Nearest town Shaleville, NC
Directions
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Deep Gap–Little Paint Creek Road, 4 saddles
15.4 mi · ▲ 2,834 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 2,058–3,149 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Little Paint Creek Road · 35.94386, -82.81784
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 21% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Little Paint Creek Road, heading E.
- 3.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Little Paint Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miPass Deep Gap.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miPass Allen Gap.
- 50 ftReach Deep Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Little Paint Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miSharp left onto Little Paint Creek Road, heading N.
- 3.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F71°
Precip21%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
84°67°
30%
Mon
79°62°
19%
Tue
83°59°
Wed
83°58°
Thu
86°63°
21%
Fri
77°64°
31%
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