Pressley Gap–Maxwell Cove, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Pressley Gap–Maxwell Cove, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. The route reaches Pressley Gap at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,012 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,303 – 3,330 ft · steepest grade: 30%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Avery Creek Road 35.30376, -82.73839
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
Directions
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Pressley Gap–Maxwell Cove, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,304–3,329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Avery Creek Road · 35.30376, -82.73839
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Avery Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pressley Cove, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Maxwell Cove, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Pressley Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Pressley Cove, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Avery Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.1 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
9% gravel91% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 87°F69°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
91°72°
17%
Sun
88°68°
62%
Mon
73°65°
43%
Tue
79°61°
Wed
86°62°
Thu
90°66°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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