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Timber Ridge Trail Loop via Lost Cove Loop Trail is a 4.9-mile loop in Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area near Roseborough, NC. It climbs 941 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,700 – 2,625 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old House Gap Road 36.03177, -81.80328
Nearest town Roseborough, NC

Directions

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Timber Ridge Trail Loop via Lost Cove Loop Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,698–2,623 ft

Loop · Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area

Trailhead: Old House Gap Road · 36.03177, -81.80328

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 71° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Lost Cove Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Timber Ridge Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lost Cove Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F71°
Precip19%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 19% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sat 91°71° 15%
Sun 89°67° 75%
Mon 76°65° 52%
Tue 79°60°
Wed 88°63°
Thu 89°68°

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