Gauging Station Trail–Pink Beds Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 3 hr
Gauging Station Trail–Pink Beds Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights is an 8.5-mile loop near Big East Fork, NC. It climbs 333 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,150 – 3,379 ft8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pink Beds Loop Trail 35.35354, -82.77872
Nearest town Big East Fork, NC
Directions
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Gauging Station Trail–Pink Beds Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 3,150–3,380 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Pink Beds Loop Trail · 35.35354, -82.77872
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pink Beds Loop Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Gauging Station Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Wolf Ford Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Pink Beds Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Yellow Gap Road, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn left onto Barnett Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pink Beds Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt39% gravel6% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pink Beds Loop Trail Trailhead
- Pink Beds Loop Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Pink Beds Loop Trail Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Barnett Branch Trail via Pink Beds Loop Trail 5 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Barnett Branch Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 666 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft
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