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Gauging Station Trail via Pink Beds Loop Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Gauging Station Trail via Pink Beds Loop Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,150 – 3,301 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road 35.36683, -82.73911
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
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Gauging Station Trail via Pink Beds Loop Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 3,150–3,301 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road · 35.36683, -82.73911

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gauging Station Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right onto Pink Beds Loop Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miReach Gauging Station Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto Gauging Station Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gauging-station-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F67°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 88°70°
Sun 85°65° 61%
Mon 70°62° 41%
Tue 76°58°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 87°63°

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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