Mullinax Trail & Pounding Mill via Squirrel Gap
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Mullinax Trail & Pounding Mill via Squirrel Gap is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Turkey Pen Gap, NC. It climbs 1,148 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,405 – 3,146 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Turkey Pen Gap Trailhead 35.34256, -82.65927
Nearest town Turkey Pen Gap, NC
Directions
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Mullinax Trail & Pounding Mill via Squirrel Gap
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 2,404–3,146 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Turkey Pen Gap Trailhead · 35.34256, -82.65927
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Turkey Pen Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto South Mills River Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Mullinax Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Mills River Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mullinax Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Squirrel Gap, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pounding Mill, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left onto South Mills River Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mullinax Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto South Mills River Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Turkey Pen Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F66°
Precip21%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
92°68°
Sun
88°66°
61%
Mon
74°64°
41%
Tue
78°59°
Wed
85°60°
Thu
89°63°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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