Gore Lake–Big Falls Drive, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Gore Lake–Big Falls Drive, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Bass Lake, NC. The route reaches Gore Lake. It climbs 446 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gore Lake–Big Falls Drive, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 2,167–2,460 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Big Falls Drive · 35.28247, -82.59639
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Big Falls Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Gore Lake.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Seven Falls Parkway, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Glen Horn Drive, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Gore Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Seven Falls Parkway, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Falls Drive, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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