Horse Cove Gap via Squirrel Gap

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,808 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Horse Cove Gap via Squirrel Gap is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 1,808 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,854 – 3,862 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road 35.36683, -82.73911

Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC

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Horse Cove Gap via Squirrel Gap

11.2 mi · ▲ 1,808 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 2,853–3,863 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road · 35.36683, -82.73911

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Wolf Ford Road, heading NW.
0.7 miSharp right onto Funneltop Mountail Trail, heading S.
4.3 miContinue straight onto Squirrel Gap, heading NE.
50 ftSharp left onto Horse Cove Gap, heading N.
0.7 miReach Horse Cove Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.7 miSharp right onto Squirrel Gap, heading NW.
50 ftContinue straight onto Funneltop Mountail Trail, heading NW.
4.3 miSharp left onto Wolf Ford Road, heading W.
0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt12% gravel

Weather

Overcast87°F70°

Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity66%

Hourly temperatureRain chance

90°70°

7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM7:56 PM

Sun 81°65° 67%

Mon 70°62° 61%

Tue 76°58° 15%

Wed 83°59°

Thu 87°63° 23%

Fri 75°63° 42%

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Bikes allowed on the whole route
Parking lot at the trailhead

Horse Cove Gap via Squirrel Gap

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Horse Cove Gap via Squirrel Gap

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