Wolf Laurel Nature Sunset Point–Street Gap, 3 saddles
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,587 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Wolf Laurel Nature Sunset Point–Street Gap, 3 saddles is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Bald Mountain, NC. The route passes Wolf Laurel Nature Sunset Point and Street Gap. It climbs 1,587 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wolf Laurel Nature Sunset Point–Street Gap, 3 saddles
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,587 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 3,826–5,014 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 35.98325, -82.49951
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 63° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miPass Wolf Laurel Nature Sunset Point.
- 1.5 miPass Street Gap.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Streets Gap Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Wolf Laurel Nature Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
- 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.
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