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Squirrel Gap

12.8 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft · 5 hr

Squirrel Gap is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 1,464 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,173 – 3,862 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road 35.36683, -82.73911
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
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Squirrel Gap

12.8 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 3,172–3,863 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road · 35.36683, -82.73911

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wolf Ford Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Funneltop Mountail Trail, heading S.
  3. 4.3 miSharp left onto Squirrel Gap, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right onto Funneltop Mountail Trail, heading N.
  6. 4.3 miSharp left onto Wolf Ford Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/squirrel-gap-out-back-21-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F70°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 5 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 81°65° 67%
Mon 70°62° 61%
Tue 76°58° 15%
Wed 83°59°
Thu 87°63° 23%
Fri 75°63° 42%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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