Horse Cove–Cat Gap Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 54 min
Horse Cove–Cat Gap Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Laurel Falls, NC. The route reaches Horse Cove at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,323 – 2,605 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cat Gap Loop 35.28433, -82.79055
Nearest town Laurel Falls, NC
Directions
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Horse Cove–Cat Gap Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 54 min
Elevation 2,322–2,604 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cat Gap Loop · 35.28433, -82.79055
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 18% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cat Gap Loop, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cat Gap Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Horse Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cat Gap Loop, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, 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.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 88°F70°
Precip18%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
91°72°
17%
Sun
89°68°
62%
Mon
73°65°
43%
Tue
79°61°
Wed
86°62°
Thu
90°66°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cat Gap Loop Trailhead
- Upper Cedar Rock Falls via Cat Gap Loop Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Butter Gap Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Cat Gap Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 247 ft
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- Cedar Rock Mountain–Horse Cove, 7 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,799 ft
- Upper Cedar Rock Falls–Horse Cove, 5 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,277 ft
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