Gore Lake & Big Falls Drive via Seven Falls Parkway
4.1 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Gore Lake & Big Falls Drive via Seven Falls Parkway is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Etowah, NC. The route reaches Gore Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 456 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gore Lake & Big Falls Drive via Seven Falls Parkway
4.1 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 2,079–2,282 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fullam Farm Drive · 35.29615, -82.59474
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Seven Falls Parkway, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Big Falls Drive, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Gore Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Seven Falls Parkway, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Fullam Farm Drive Trailhead
- Seven Falls Parkway 2.6 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- Craggy Rock Drive & Glen Horn Drive via Seven Falls Parkway 3.5 mi · ▲ 375 ft
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