Gage Creek Falls & Charley Creek

14 mi · ▲ 2,873 ft · 6 hr 6 min

Gage Creek Falls & Charley Creek is a 14-mile out-and-back near Wolf Mountain, NC. The route reaches Gage Creek Falls at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,873 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,826 – 4,748 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Charley Creek 35.29102, -82.95790
Nearest town Wolf Mountain, NC

Directions

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Gage Creek Falls & Charley Creek

14 mi · ▲ 2,873 ft · 6 hr 6 min

Elevation 3,826–4,746 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Charley Creek · 35.29102, -82.95790

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Charley Creek, heading N.
  2. 5.8 miSharp left onto Gage Creek, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miReach Gage Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miSharp right onto Charley Creek, heading NW.
  8. 5.8 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

53% gravel41% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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