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Gauging Station Trail–Pilot Connector Loop, 5 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,988 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Gauging Station Trail–Pilot Connector Loop, 5 sights is an 11.4-mile loop near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 1,988 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,150 – 4,981 ft · steepest grade: 38%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road 35.36683, -82.73911
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
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Gauging Station Trail–Pilot Connector Loop, 5 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,988 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 3,150–4,981 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road · 35.36683, -82.73911

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wolf Ford Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miSharp right onto Yellow Gap Road, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Pilot Cove Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Pilot Connector, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading NW.
  6. 2.1 miBear right onto Laurel Mountain Connecter, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Thompson Creek, heading NW.
  9. 2.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Gap Road, heading S.
  10. 1.9 miTurn left onto Barnett Branch Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Pink Beds Loop Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1.1 miSharp left onto Gauging Station Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.8 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gauging-station-trail-pilot-connector-loop-5-sights

Trail surface

64% dirt36% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F70°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 5 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 81°65° 67%
Mon 70°62° 61%
Tue 76°58° 15%
Wed 83°59°
Thu 87°63° 23%
Fri 75°63° 42%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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