Pilot Connector–Pilot Cove Road, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Pilot Connector–Pilot Cove Road, 4 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 1,509 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,173 – 4,072 ft · steepest grade: 32%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road 35.36683, -82.73911
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
Directions
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Pilot Connector–Pilot Cove Road, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 3,172–4,072 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road · 35.36683, -82.73911
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wolf Ford Road, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Yellow Gap Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Pilot Cove Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pilot Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pilot Cove Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Slate Rock Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Slate Rock Connector, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Wolf Ford Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Slate Rock Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Pilot Cove Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pilot Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pilot Cove Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Gap Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Wolf Ford Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 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
54% gravel46% dirt
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F67°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
88°70°
Sun
85°65°
61%
Mon
70°62°
41%
Tue
76°58°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
87°63°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wolf Ford Road Trailhead
- South Mills River Road & Wolf Ford Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 262 ft
- Gauging Station Trail via Pink Beds Loop Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Pilot Rock Trail & Wolf Ford Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Pilot Connector & Wolf Ford Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 281 ft
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- Slate Rock Creek Trail & Wolf Ford Road 6.5 mi · ▲ 425 ft
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