Yellow Gap Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Wolf Ford, NC. It climbs 318 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,792 – 3,120 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yellow Gap Road 35.38334, -82.71496
Nearest town Wolf Ford, NC
Directions
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Yellow Gap Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 2,792–3,122 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Yellow Gap Road · 35.38334, -82.71496
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 69° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · 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.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 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
Mostly clearTemperature 85°F69°
Precip19%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
89°71°
Sun
88°65°
61%
Mon
71°63°
40%
Tue
78°57°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
86°62°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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