Horse Cove Gap & Mullinax Trail via Squirrel Gap

14.3 mi · ▲ 2,348 ft · 5 hr 56 min

Horse Cove Gap & Mullinax Trail via Squirrel Gap is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Turkey Pen Gap, NC. It climbs 2,348 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,405 – 3,517 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Turkey Pen Gap Trailhead 35.34256, -82.65927
Nearest town Turkey Pen Gap, NC

Directions

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Horse Cove Gap & Mullinax Trail via Squirrel Gap

14.3 mi · ▲ 2,348 ft · 5 hr 56 min

Elevation 2,404–3,516 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Turkey Pen Gap Trailhead · 35.34256, -82.65927

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Turkey Pen Road, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto South Mills River Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Mullinax Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Mills River Road, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mullinax Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Squirrel Gap, heading N.
  7. 4.6 miSharp left onto Horse Cove Gap, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miReach Mullinax Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Squirrel Gap, heading SW.
  10. 4.6 miContinue straight onto Mullinax Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miContinue straight onto South Mills River Road, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mullinax Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto South Mills River Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Turkey Pen Road, heading E.
  15. 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F66°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 92°68°
Sun 88°66° 61%
Mon 74°64° 41%
Tue 78°59°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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