Maple Camp Bald–Deep Gap, 5 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 5,230 ft · 7 hr 9 min
Maple Camp Bald–Deep Gap, 5 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Mitchell State Park near Hamrick, NC. The route passes Deep Gap before reaching Maple Camp Bald at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 5,230 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Maple Camp Bald–Deep Gap, 5 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 5,230 ft · 7 hr 9 min
Elevation 2,750–6,581 ft
Out & Back · Mount Mitchell State Park
Trailhead: Colbert Ridge Trail · 35.80651, -82.20561
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Colbert Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 3.7 miBear left onto Black Mountain Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Deep Gap.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Mountain Crest, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Big Tom Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Buncombe Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Maple Camp Bald, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Big Tom Gap Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Black Mountain Crest, heading W.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Black Mountain Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Colbert Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~179 min). Leave by 4:35 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Colbert Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Ogle Rock–Deep Gap, 4 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 3,864 ft
- Horse Rock & Colbert Ridge Trail via Black Mountain Crest Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 4,175 ft
- Mount Mitchell–Picnic, 5 sights 15 mi · ▲ 5,700 ft
- Picnic–Deep Gap, 5 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 5,615 ft
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