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BIG FAT GAP TRAILHEAD

North Carolina No water is availableRestrooms availableNo FeeSource: usfs
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Robbinsville, NC

35.41739
-83.97278
No Fee
No drinking water is available
No restroom available

More details

The Big Fat Trail starts at the Big Fat Gap Trailhead, reached by a nine mile drive on the FSR # 62 Big Fat Gap Road, accessed from US Route 129 north of the Robbinsville area. This road is gated, and closed to the public from January 1 through April

USGS Topo Good road labels

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Relief / Topo Great for terrain & contours

Weather (5-day)

Thu, Jan 15
14° / 23°
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Fri, Jan 16
13° / 43°
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Sat, Jan 17
21° / 35°
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Sun, Jan 18
18° / 27°
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Mon, Jan 19
18° / 32°
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