Revels Prong Falls–Cat Gap, 5 saddles

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,202 ft · 6 hr 54 min

Revels Prong Falls–Cat Gap, 5 saddles is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Laurel Falls, NC. The route passes Cat Gap and Sandy Gap before reaching Revels Prong Falls at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 3,202 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,343 – 3,694 ft · steepest grade: 29%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cat Gap Loop Trail 35.28347, -82.79200
Nearest town Laurel Falls, NC

Directions

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Revels Prong Falls–Cat Gap, 5 saddles

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,202 ft · 6 hr 54 min

Elevation 2,344–3,694 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cat Gap Loop Trail · 35.28347, -82.79200

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cat Gap Loop Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.3 miPass Cat Gap.
  3. 150 ftSharp right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miPass Sandy Gap.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 1.6 miBear right onto Kagle Mountain Road, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Catheys Creek Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miReach Revels Prong Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.1 miSharp right onto Kagle Mountain Road, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 1.6 miTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NE.
  13. 2.3 miSharp left onto Cat Gap Loop Trail, heading NE.
  14. 2.2 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

58% dirt20% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F71°
Precip14%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 85°68° 66%
Mon 74°65° 58%
Tue 80°60° 17%
Wed 86°62°
Thu 89°65° 22%
Fri 85°66° 42%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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