Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls via Cold Spring Gap
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,031 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls via Cold Spring Gap is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Wolf Mountain, NC. The route passes Dill Falls before reaching Upper Dill Falls at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,031 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls via Cold Spring Gap
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,031 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 3,697–4,273 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.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Upper Dill Falls.
- 50 ftReach Dill Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Cold Spring Gap, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 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 (~72 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Cold Spring Gap 7.1 mi · ▲ 807 ft
- Dill Falls & Herrin Knob via Cold Spring Gap 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,132 ft
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