Huntfish Falls–Huntfish Sidekick Falls, 4 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area near Roseborough, NC. The route passes Huntfish Falls and Huntfish Sidekick Falls. It climbs 1,861 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,700 – 2,953 ft · steepest grade: 36%9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old House Gap Road 36.03177, -81.80328
Nearest town Roseborough, NC
Directions
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Huntfish Falls–Huntfish Sidekick Falls, 4 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,861 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,698–2,953 ft
Out & Back · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Trailhead: Old House Gap Road · 36.03177, -81.80328
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 71° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miPass Huntfish Falls.
- 50 ftPass Huntfish Sidekick Falls.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Hunt Fish Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Mortimer Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 5.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Cove Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F71°
Precip19%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sat
91°71°
15%
Sun
89°67°
75%
Mon
76°65°
52%
Tue
79°60°
Wed
88°63°
Thu
89°68°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old House Gap Road Trailhead
- Lost Cove Loop Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 490 ft
- Timber Ridge Trail Loop via Lost Cove Loop Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 941 ft
- Old House Gap Road–Roseboro Gragg Road, 4 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs Viewpoint–Big Lost Cove Cliffs Trail, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 3,192 ft
- Marks Mountain Trail–Old House Gap Road, 4 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,941 ft
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