Dill Falls & Herrin Knob via Cold Spring Gap
13.7 mi · ▲ 2,132 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Dill Falls & Herrin Knob via Cold Spring Gap is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Wolf Mountain, NC. It climbs 2,132 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dill Falls & Herrin Knob via Cold Spring Gap
13.7 mi · ▲ 2,132 ft · 5 hr 38 min
Elevation 3,697–4,877 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.25810, -82.94270
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 25% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Cold Spring Gap, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Dill Falls, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cold Spring Gap, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Herrin Knob, heading W.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Charley Creek, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Dill Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Herrin Knob, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cold Spring Gap, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Dill Falls, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cold Spring Gap, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 2.2 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 2.2 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Cold Spring Gap 7.1 mi · ▲ 807 ft
- Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls via Cold Spring Gap 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,031 ft
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