Squirrel Gap

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,051 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Squirrel Gap is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 2,051 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,927 – 3,862 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Ford Road 35.36683, -82.73911

Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC

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Squirrel Gap

14.2 mi · ▲ 2,051 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Elevation 2,927–3,863 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

Start on Wolf Ford Road, heading NW.
0.7 miSharp right onto Funneltop Mountail Trail, heading S.
4.3 miContinue straight onto Squirrel Gap, heading S.
50 ftContinue straight onto Horse Cove Gap, heading SW.
100 ftBear right onto Squirrel Gap, heading W.
2.2 miReach Squirrel Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
2.2 miBear left onto Horse Cove Gap, heading NE.
150 ftContinue straight onto Squirrel Gap, heading NE.
50 ftContinue straight onto Funneltop Mountail Trail, heading NE.
4.3 miSharp left onto Wolf Ford Road, heading NW.
0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt10% gravel

Weather

Overcast87°F70°

Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity66%

Hourly temperatureRain chance

90°70°

7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM7:56 PM

Sun 81°65° 67%

Mon 70°62° 61%

Tue 76°58° 15%

Wed 83°59°

Thu 87°63° 23%

Fri 75°63° 42%

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Bikes allowed on the whole route
Parking lot at the trailhead

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