Butter Gap - Long Branch Loop
Hike Number: 592
Area Location: Pisgah Ranger District
Trailhead Location: Gloucester Gap
Trailend Location: Gloucester Gap
Hike Type: Loop
Hiking Distance (miles): 10
Difficulty: Moderate
Total Elevation Gain: 2,000
Total Elevation Descent: 2,000
Route Map: .\hiking\maps\0592.pdf
Route Profile: .\hiking\profiles\0592.pdf
Download GPX track: .\Hiking\Download\0592.gpx
Trail Description: Start at Gloucester Gap and follow the Art Loeb Trail south over Rich Mtn. to Butter Gap. At the gap, we’ll turn downhill onto the Butter Gap Trail, then the Long Branch Trail and Cemetery Loop past the McCall Cemetery.There will be a short side trip to a beautiful, but rarely visited waterfall. We’ll finish with a short road walk back to the trailhead.
Topos: Shining Rock
Special Features: Waterfalls, mountain views, P-400
Flower Season: April
DriveHead: Westgate Shopping Center
2nd Meeting Place: Bi-Lo, Pisgah Forest
Driving Distance(Miles-RT): 80
Driving Directions: I-26 E to NC 280 S to US 276 W; left onto FS 475 to Fish Hatchery
Hike History: A0801, W0802, A1001 (cancelled)