Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) & Bull Gap via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) & Bull Gap via Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Riceville, NC. The route passes Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) before reaching Bull Gap at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 616 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) & Bull Gap via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 3,159–3,347 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mountains to Sea Connector Trail · 35.65364, -82.48541
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains to Sea Connector Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7).
- 500 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Mountains to Sea Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Bull Gap.
- 100 ftReach Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Mountains to Sea Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mountains to Sea Connector Trail Trailhead
- Lane Pinnacle–Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7), 3 summits 16.1 mi · ▲ 5,355 ft
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