Yellow Gap Road
7.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Yellow Gap Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Big East Fork, NC. It climbs 308 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,206 – 3,379 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pink Beds Loop Trail 35.35354, -82.77872
Nearest town Big East Fork, NC
Directions
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Yellow Gap Road
7.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 3,206–3,380 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pink Beds Loop Trail · 35.35354, -82.77872
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pink Beds Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Barnett Branch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Yellow Gap Road, heading NE.
- 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Barnett Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pink Beds Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 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
50% gravel50% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pink Beds Loop Trail Trailhead
- Pink Beds Loop Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Pink Beds Loop Trail Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Barnett Branch Trail via Pink Beds Loop Trail 5 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Barnett Branch Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 666 ft
- Yellow Gap Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Gauging Station Trail–Pink Beds Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 333 ft
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