AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Mitchell State Park

Deep Gap Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,483 ft · 2 hr

Deep Gap Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Mitchell State Park near Cattail Creek Community, NC. It climbs 1,483 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,963 – 5,384 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.81096, -82.27206
Nearest town Cattail Creek Community, NC
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Deep Gap Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,483 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 3,962–5,385 ft

Out & Back · Mount Mitchell State Park

Trailhead: 35.81096, -82.27206

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 18% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Deep Gap Road, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1.9 miReach Deep Gap Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/deep-gap-road-out-back-b49c

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F66°
Precip18%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 81°66° 21%
Sun 82°63° 60%
Mon 68°60° 45%
Tue 72°54°
Wed 78°57°
Thu 80°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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