Rich Cove Road & Table Rock Gap Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Rich Cove Road & Table Rock Gap Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Wisemans View, NC. It climbs 1,274 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,480 – 3,429 ft · steepest grade: 33%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Devil's Hole Trail 35.92264, -81.88677
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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Rich Cove Road & Table Rock Gap Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 2,481–3,427 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Devil's Hole Trail · 35.92264, -81.88677
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2 miBear right onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Rich Cove Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miReach Table Rock Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.9 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
74% gravel25% dirt1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F68°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
85°69°
17%
Sun
87°63°
73%
Mon
72°61°
56%
Tue
75°56°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
84°62°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Devil's Hole Trail Trailhead
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- Jonas Ridge Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Devil's Cliff via Jonas Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,332 ft
- Table Rock Gap Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 562 ft
- Raspberry Ridge 4.7 mi · ▲ 759 ft
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