Second Falls–Bridges Camp Gap Trail, 5 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Shining Rock Wilderness near Big East Fork, NC. The route reaches Second Falls. It climbs 2,045 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,967 – 5,732 ft · steepest grade: 28%11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Graveyard Fields Loop Trail 35.32040, -82.84694
Nearest town Big East Fork, NC
Directions
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Second Falls–Bridges Camp Gap Trail, 5 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,045 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 3,968–5,732 ft
Out & Back · Shining Rock Wilderness
Trailhead: Graveyard Fields Loop Trail · 35.32040, -82.84694
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Second Falls.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lower Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridges Camp Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Greasy Cove Trail, heading N.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Graveyard Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Graveyard Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Graveyard Fields Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 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
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F62°
Precip19%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
78°65°
Sun
75°58°
59%
Mon
63°57°
38%
Tue
69°52°
Wed
76°53°
Thu
80°56°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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