2.8 miles
Distance
349 ft
Climb
-719 ft
Descent
3,396 ft
High Point

Butter Gap Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Pisgah / Brevard
    Brevard, North Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

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Butter Gap is a 3 mile popular blue singletrack trail located near Brevard North Carolina. This multi-use trail can be used both directions.

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More Stats for Butter Gap multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -370 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,912 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,282 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,913 ft
  • Grade
    -2.5%
  • Grade max
    -46.7%
  • Grade min
    35.8%
  • Distance climb
    4,852 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    837 ft
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on Dec 26, 2024
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Avg: 3.24 (11 votes)
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      Butter Gap Trail Reports

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      Dec 26, 2024 @ 3:25pm
      Dec 26, 2024
      		 Very slick, slid all over the place, mud mud mud
      Dec 25, 2024 @ 4:47pm
      Dec 25, 2024
      		 Peanut butter mud from top to bottom
      Nov 13, 2024 @ 10:37am
      Nov 13, 2024
      Oct 25, 2024 @ 9:08am
      Oct 25, 2024
      		This trail is open and in fantastic condition. Not sure why this clown "Goinriding" has marked so many of these trails closed. Pisgah Ranger...
      Oct 6, 2024 @ 1:55pm
      Oct 6, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 10 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 97 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 226 rides
      • Last: Apr 28, 2025

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