Gragg Gap & Shut-In Trail via Appalachian Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,910 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Gragg Gap & Shut-In Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Antioch, NC. The route reaches Gragg Gap at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,910 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gragg Gap & Shut-In Trail via Appalachian Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,910 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,814–2,925 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shut-In Trail · 35.87548, -82.88439
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 71° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Shut-In Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
- 3.4 miReach Gragg Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.4 miSharp right onto Shut-In Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 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 3.6 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Big Rock Spring–Shut-In Trail, 3 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,927 ft
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