Revels Prong Falls–Sandy Gap, 3 saddles
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,484 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Revels Prong Falls–Sandy Gap, 3 saddles is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Bracken Preserve near Laurel Falls, NC. The route passes Sandy Gap before reaching Revels Prong Falls at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,484 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Revels Prong Falls–Sandy Gap, 3 saddles
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,484 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,434–3,886 ft
Out & Back · Bracken Preserve
Trailhead: 35.24215, -82.77167
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Sandy Gap.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Kagle Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Catheys Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Revels Prong Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Kagle Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- 475C & Brushy Creek 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
- Sandy Gap via Art Loeb Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,661 ft
- Sandy Gap–Grogan Creek Road, 4 saddles 14.3 mi · ▲ 3,269 ft
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