Ogle Rock & Ogle Gap
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Ogle Rock & Ogle Gap is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Big Tom Wilson Preserve near Cattail Creek Community, NC. The route passes Ogle Gap before reaching Ogle Rock at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,395 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ogle Rock & Ogle Gap
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 4,204–5,601 ft
Out & Back · Big Tom Wilson Preserve
Trailhead: 35.80897, -82.28134
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Ogle Gap.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Ogle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 2.1 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 1.4 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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