Wagon Road Gap via South Mills River Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Wagon Road Gap via South Mills River Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Laurel Lake Estates, NC. It climbs 706 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,536 – 3,012 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Exercise Building Road 35.32351, -82.68605
Nearest town Laurel Lake Estates, NC

Directions

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Wagon Road Gap via South Mills River Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 2,536–3,011 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Exercise Building Road · 35.32351, -82.68605

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Exercise Building Road, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wagon Road Gap, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto South Mills River Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miReach Wagon Road Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Wagon Road Gap, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Exercise Building Road, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F68°
Precip22%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 89°70°
Sun 87°66° 61%
Mon 71°63° 43%
Tue 77°59°
Wed 84°60°
Thu 88°64°

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