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

  1. Start on Mill Creek Road, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miBear left onto Parris Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miBear right onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Trestle Road, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftPass Long Gap.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Graybeard Trail, heading N.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Harry Bryan Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Long Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Graybeard Trail, heading E.
  11. 1 miContinue straight onto Old Trestle Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miBear right onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right onto Parris Creek Trail, heading E.
  15. 2.4 miBear right onto Mill Creek Road, heading SE.
  16. 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° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 3% rain
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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