Lover's Leap–Pump Gap, 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Hot Springs, NC. The route passes Lover's Leap before reaching Pump Gap at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,510 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,322 – 2,395 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 35.89235, -82.82152
Nearest town Hot Springs, NC
Directions
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Lover's Leap–Pump Gap, 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,510 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,322–2,395 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.89235, -82.82152
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 71° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Lover's Leap.
- 1.9 miPass Pump Gap.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pump Gap Loop, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lover's Leap Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 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 surface
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F71°
Feels like88°Precip7%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
96°75°
27%
Sun
86°71°
30%
Mon
81°66°
Tue
88°63°
Wed
88°63°
Thu
90°67°
22%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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