Gage Creek Falls & Gage Creek
2.8 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Gage Creek Falls & Gage Creek is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Wolf Mountain, NC. The route reaches Gage Creek Falls at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 524 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,563 – 4,098 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gage Creek 35.27503, -82.96958
Nearest town Wolf Mountain, NC
Directions
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Gage Creek Falls & Gage Creek
2.8 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 3,562–4,097 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gage Creek · 35.27503, -82.96958
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 25% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Gage Creek, heading W.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Gage Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 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
70% gravel30% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F65°
Precip25%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
85°67°
21%
Sun
81°63°
51%
Mon
70°63°
32%
Tue
75°57°
Wed
81°58°
Thu
84°61°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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