Yellow Gap Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 868 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,713 – 3,202 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow Gap Road 35.38334, -82.71496
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
Directions
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Yellow Gap Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 2,712–3,204 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Yellow Gap Road · 35.38334, -82.71496
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Gap Road, heading SE.
- 3.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.4 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
100% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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