Deep Gap & Little Paint Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 2,622 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Deep Gap & Little Paint Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Allenstand, NC. The route reaches Deep Gap. It climbs 2,622 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Deep Gap & Little Paint Creek Trail via Appalachian Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 2,622 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,067–3,149 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.99896, -82.77540
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 72° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 3.4 miPass Deep Gap.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Little Paint Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miReach Deep Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 7 min before dark.
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