AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pilot Connector & Wolf Ford Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Pilot Connector & Wolf Ford Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 281 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,173 – 3,363 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road 35.36683, -82.73911
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
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Pilot Connector & Wolf Ford Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 3,172–3,362 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

  1. Start on Wolf Ford Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miSharp right onto Yellow Gap Road, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Pilot Cove Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pilot Connector, heading S.
  5. 50 ftReach Wolf Ford Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pilot Cove Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Gap Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miSharp left onto Wolf Ford Road, heading W.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pilot-connector-wolf-ford-road-out-back

Trail surface

91% gravel9% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F67°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 2% rain
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°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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