Long Gap–Harry Bryan Trail, 4 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 3,406 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Long Gap–Harry Bryan Trail, 4 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Ridgecrest, NC. The route reaches Long Gap. It climbs 3,406 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,215 – 3,918 ft · steepest grade: 46%14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road 35.62773, -82.26269
Nearest town Ridgecrest, NC
Directions
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Long Gap–Harry Bryan Trail, 4 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 3,406 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,216–3,918 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mill Creek Road · 35.62773, -82.26269
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 21% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Parris Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Old Trestle Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Long Gap.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Graybeard Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Harry Bryan Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Long Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Graybeard Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Old Trestle Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Parris Creek Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Mill Creek Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% dirt18% gravel54% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F71°
Precip21%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
91°72°
Sun
87°67°
68%
Mon
72°64°
56%
Tue
75°58°
Wed
84°61°
Thu
86°67°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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