AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lemon Gap via Catpen Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 666 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Lemon Gap via Catpen Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Ebbs Mill, NC. The route reaches Lemon Gap at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 666 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,261 – 3,685 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.82664, -82.92727
Nearest town Ebbs Mill, NC
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Lemon Gap via Catpen Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 666 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 3,261–3,686 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.82664, -82.92727

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Catpen Road, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miReach Lemon Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lemon-gap-out-back-8-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F69°
Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 84°71° 25%
Sun 81°65° 33%
Mon 74°61°
Tue 80°57°
Wed 81°59°
Thu 83°63° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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