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

  1. Start on Gage Creek, heading W.
  2. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Gage Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 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° 2 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 23% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 16% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 1% rain
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