Lynn Gap–Gillespie Gap, 4 saddles
5.4 mi · ▲ 810 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Lynn Gap–Gillespie Gap, 4 saddles is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Grassy Creek, NC. The route passes Gillespie Gap before reaching Lynn Gap at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 810 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lynn Gap–Gillespie Gap, 4 saddles
5.4 mi · ▲ 810 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,789–3,208 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Gillespie Gap Trail · 35.85946, -82.03626
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 17% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Gillespie Gap Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miPass Gillespie Gap.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Orchard Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach Lynn Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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