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
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
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
- Start on Charley Creek, heading N.
- 5.8 miSharp left onto Gage Creek, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Gage Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Charley Creek, heading NW.
- 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
More from Charley Creek Trailhead
- Dill Falls–Upper Dill Falls, 3 falls 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft
- Charley Creek & Gage Creek 15.1 mi · ▲ 2,889 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Wolf Mountain, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Wolf Mountain, North Carolina