Deep Gap Road
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Deep Gap Road is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Horace, NC. It climbs 1,196 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,890 – 2,904 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.34807, -82.29319
Nearest town Horace, NC
Directions
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Deep Gap Road
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,890–2,903 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.34807, -82.29319
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 11% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Deep Gap Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miReach Deep Gap Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
40% dirt2% paved58% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 87°F69°
Precip11%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
89°69°
Sun
85°66°
66%
Mon
75°63°
66%
Tue
80°61°
Wed
87°59°
Thu
89°63°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 9 min before dark.
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