Marks Mountain Trail–Old House Gap Road, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,941 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Marks Mountain Trail–Old House Gap Road, 4 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Roseborough, NC. The route reaches Old House Gap. It climbs 1,941 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,129 – 3,094 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old House Gap Road 36.03177, -81.80328
Nearest town Roseborough, NC

Directions

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Marks Mountain Trail–Old House Gap Road, 4 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,941 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 2,128–3,095 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start on Old House Gap Road, heading N.
  2. 3 miPass Old House Gap.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Yancey Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Marks Mountain Trail, heading E.
  5. 3.4 miReach Old House Gap Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.4 miSharp left onto Yancey Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old House Gap Road, heading N.
  8. 3 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

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F71°
Precip19%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 19% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
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

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