Pressley Gap–Maxwell Cove, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,141 ft · 2 hr
Pressley Gap–Maxwell Cove, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. The route reaches Pressley Gap at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,141 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,339 – 3,330 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Avery Creek Road 35.31495, -82.74925
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
Directions
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Pressley Gap–Maxwell Cove, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,141 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 2,338–3,329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Avery Creek Road · 35.31495, -82.74925
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Avery Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Perry Cove, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Avery Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pressley Cove, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Maxwell Cove, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Pressley Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pressley Cove, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Avery Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Perry Cove, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Avery Creek Road, heading N.
- 0.4 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
38% gravel62% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 86°F68°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
90°71°
17%
Sun
87°67°
62%
Mon
72°64°
43%
Tue
78°60°
Wed
85°61°
Thu
89°65°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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