Doe Branch & Squirrel Gap Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Doe Branch & Squirrel Gap Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Sandy Bottom, NC. It climbs 1,360 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Doe Branch & Squirrel Gap Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Elevation 1,892–2,793 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.85184, -82.78647
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 5.6 miBear left onto Squirrel Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Doe Branch, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Squirrel Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Squirrel Gap Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Doe Branch, heading SW.
- 5.5 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 4.5 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Doe Branch 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft
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