Dill Falls–Gage Creek, 3 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Dill Falls–Gage Creek, 3 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Wolf Mountain, NC. It climbs 1,206 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dill Falls–Gage Creek, 3 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 3,986–4,877 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dill Falls · 35.28272, -82.94100
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 24% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dill Falls, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Cold Spring Gap, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Herrin Knob, heading NE.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Charley Creek, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Cold Spring Gap, heading W.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Dill Falls, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dill Falls Trailhead
- Dill Falls via Cold Spring Gap 1.9 mi · ▲ 229 ft
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