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Pilot Connector–Pilot Cove Loop Loop, 5 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Pilot Connector–Pilot Cove Loop Loop, 5 sights is a 3.2-mile loop near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 388 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,114 – 3,435 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Gap Road 35.38334, -82.71496
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
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Pilot Connector–Pilot Cove Loop Loop, 5 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 3,113–3,436 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Yellow Gap Road · 35.38334, -82.71496

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 69° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Gap Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Pilot Rock Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pilot Connector, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pilot Cove Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Slate Rock Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pilot Cove Loop, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Slate Rock Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftThe loop closes 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/pilot-connector-loop

Trail surface

66% dirt34% gravel

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 85°F69°
Precip19%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 89°71°
Sun 88°65° 61%
Mon 71°63° 40%
Tue 78°57°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 86°62°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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