Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area
Lost Cove Loop Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Lost Cove Loop Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area near Roseborough, NC. It climbs 490 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,113 – 2,605 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old House Gap Road 36.03177, -81.80328
Nearest town Roseborough, NC
Directions
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Lost Cove Loop Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 2,115–2,605 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 ftTurn right onto Lost Cove Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Lost Cove Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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
- 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
- Huntfish Falls–Huntfish Sidekick Falls, 4 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,861 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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