Upper Cedar Rock Falls via Cat Gap Loop Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 35 min
Upper Cedar Rock Falls via Cat Gap Loop Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back near Laurel Falls, NC. The route reaches Upper Cedar Rock Falls at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 235 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Cedar Rock Falls via Cat Gap Loop Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 35 min
Elevation 2,344–2,584 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cat Gap Loop Trail · 35.28347, -82.79200
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 18% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cat Gap Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Upper Cedar Rock Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cat Gap Loop Trail Trailhead
- Horse Cove–Cat Gap Loop Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Butter Gap Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Cat Gap Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Cedar Rock Falls–Horse Cove Loop, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 828 ft
- Cedar Rock Mountain–Horse Cove, 7 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,799 ft
- Upper Cedar Rock Falls–Horse Cove, 5 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,277 ft
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