Local favourite trek · Transylvania, North Carolina
Cat Gap Loop Trail
Cat Gap Loop Trail is a trek in Transylvania, North Carolina.
Cat Gap Loop Trail: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Cat Gap Loop Trail
Season: October to February.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Cat Gap Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.27461, -82.79028. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Cat Gap Loop Trail
- Looking Glass Rock · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~4 km · Must-see
- Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site · fort · Greenville · ~8 km · Must-see
- Graveyard Fields · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
- Black Balsam Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~12 km · Must-see
- Tennent Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~12 km · Must-see
- Devil's Courthouse · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~13 km · Must-see
- Tanasee Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~15 km · Must-see
- Old Butt Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~15 km · Must-see
- Shining Rock · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~15 km · Must-see
- Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~17 km · Must-see
- Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~17 km · Must-see
- Cold Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~20 km · Must-see
- Mount Pisgah · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
- Holmes Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Greenville · ~25 km · Must-see
- Richland Balsam · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
- Raven Cliff Falls · waterfall · Greenville · ~28 km · Must-see
- Pisgah View State Park · sanctuary · Buncombe · ~29 km · Must-see
- Sassafras Mountain · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~29 km · Must-see
Other treks near Cat Gap Loop Trail
- Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~77 km · Must-see
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~77 km · Must-see
- Benton MacKaye Trail · trek · Cherokee · ~117 km · Must-see
- Arkaquah Trail · trek · Union · ~132 km · Must-see
- Foothills Trail · trek · Pickens · ~45 km
- Boulevard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~87 km
- Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~90 km
- John Rock Trail · trek · Transylvania · ~0 km
- Cove Creek Connector · trek · Transylvania · ~6 km
- Daniel Ridge · trek · Transylvania · ~6 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is the trail open?
No visitor has reported the trail status for Cat Gap Loop Trail yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Cat Gap Loop Trail?
October to February. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Cat Gap Loop Trail?
Nearby: Looking Glass Rock (viewpoint, 4 km), Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site (fort, 8 km), Graveyard Fields (viewpoint, 9 km), Black Balsam Knob (viewpoint, 12 km), Tennent Mountain (viewpoint, 12 km), Devil's Courthouse (viewpoint, 13 km).