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Moors Gap–Corvair Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Moors Gap–Corvair Trail, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Bent Creek, NC. The route reaches Moors Gap at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 698 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,192 – 2,841 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.50341, -82.61443
Nearest town Bent Creek, NC
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Moors Gap–Corvair Trail, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 2,191–2,842 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.50341, -82.61443

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftBear right onto Neighborhood Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftSharp right onto Corvair Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto North Boundary Road, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Northern Boundary Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftReach Moors Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto North Boundary Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left onto Corvair Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 400 ftTurn left onto Neighborhood Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moors-gap-corvair-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

52% dirt34% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Hikes near Bent Creek, North Carolina