Pots Cove Gap–Long Gap, 3 saddles
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Pots Cove Gap–Long Gap, 3 saddles is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Montreat, NC. The route passes Long Gap and Pots Cove Gap. It climbs 1,671 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,156 – 4,524 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sanctuary Trail 35.66157, -82.29535
Nearest town Montreat, NC
Directions
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Pots Cove Gap–Long Gap, 3 saddles
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 3,155–4,523 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sanctuary Trail · 35.66157, -82.29535
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 86°F / low 72° · precip 23% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Foreman Siding Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Harry Bryan Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Graybeard Trail, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Old Trestle Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Long Gap.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading S.
- 1 miPass Pots Cove Gap.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Old Trestle Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Graybeard Trail, heading W.
- 2.8 miBear right onto Harry Bryan Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Julia Woodward Trail, heading NW.
- 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
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 86°F72°
Precip23%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
88°74°
Sun
85°65°
67%
Mon
70°62°
51%
Tue
74°57°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
84°65°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Sanctuary Trail Trailhead
- Pots Cove–Pots Cove Gap, 3 saddles 2.8 mi · ▲ 914 ft
- Long Gap–Graybeard Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
- Rocky Head–Long Gap, 3 summits 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,368 ft
- Graybeard Falls–Pots Cove Gap, 3 saddles 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,496 ft
- Pots Cove–Pots Cove Gap, 3 saddles 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft
- Walker's Knob–Walkers Knob, 4 summits 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,809 ft
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