Cat Gap Loop Trail
North Carolina
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0.8 mi
Distance
720 ft
Gain
30 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in North Carolina
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Cat Gap Loop Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 720 ft
- Elevation loss
- 720 ft
- Highest point
- 2,700 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,415 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Cat Gap Loop Trail is a 1.58-mile out-and-back trail in North Carolina with 720 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,700 feet.
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