Deep Gap–Ogle Gap, 3 saddles
13.6 mi · ▲ 3,216 ft · 6 hr 8 min
Deep Gap–Ogle Gap, 3 saddles is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Big Tom Wilson Preserve near Eskota, NC. The route passes Ogle Gap before reaching Deep Gap at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 3,216 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Deep Gap–Ogle Gap, 3 saddles
13.6 mi · ▲ 3,216 ft · 6 hr 8 min
Elevation 3,172–5,709 ft
Out & Back · Big Tom Wilson Preserve
Trailhead: 35.78605, -82.30894
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 2.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Ogle Gap.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Deep Gap Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Black Mountain Crest, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Deep Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Deep Gap Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 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 3.6 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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