Cat Gap Loop

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#BFBF00" TEXT="#080000" background="03f55663.gif"> <div> <I><B>General Info:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Trail length is 5 miles.  Elevation gain is 1,000'.  This is a moderate hike.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Location:  Begins and ends at Fish Hatchery on FS road 475.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The trail follows Cedar Rock Creek uphill during first part.  There are some cascades and one small waterfall.  Trail then passes through Picklesimer Fields and then travels through a wonderful grove of white pines.  Then trail climbs towards Cat Gap.  (There is a junction with Cat  Gap Bypass Trail if you take this you miss Cat Gap and cut-off 1 mile of the loop.).  At Cat Gap, trail joins Art Loeb Trail for only a few short feet before descending from the Gap.  Steeply downhill to junction with Cat Gap Bypass and John's Rock Trails.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Cat Gap is one of several loops that can be made from the Fish Hatchery.  Also try Cat Gap Loop + </B></I><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Butter Gap Trail"><U><I><B>Butter Gap Trail</B></I></U></A><I><B> to </B></I><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock) "><U><I><B>      Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock)  </B></I></U></A><I><B> and back down Cat Gap Loop.  You can add John's Rock Trail in as well.</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#CCCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#666633" FACE="Arial" >The Trails of Western North Carolina</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Times New Roman" >    </FONT> |    <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Trails of Western North Carolina"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sams Knob Trail"><U>Sam's Knob Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pink Beds Loop"><U>Pink Beds Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daniels Ridge Loop"><U>Daniel's Ridge Loop</U></A>   |   <B>Cat Gap Loop</B>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock) "><U>      Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock)  </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Butter Gap Trail"><U>Butter Gap Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" John Rock Trail"><U> John Rock Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking Glass Rock"><U>Looking Glass Rock</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04ef0030.gif" border=0 width="496" height="3" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Cat Gap Loop</I></div> <div>   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pisgah Ranger District"><U>Pisgah Ranger District</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="086630a0.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>White Pine Grove after Picklesimer Fields</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="088f5470.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="327" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Small Fall on Cedar Rock Creek</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08ada220.jpg" border=0 width="218" height="290" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Trail as it runs above Cedar Rock Creek</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>All Photos taken January 13, 2001</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sams Knob Trail"><U>Sam's Knob Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pink Beds Loop"><U>Pink Beds Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daniels Ridge Loop"><U>Daniel's Ridge Loop</U></A>   |   <B>Cat Gap Loop</B>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock) "><U>      Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock)  </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Butter Gap Trail"><U>Butter Gap Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" John Rock Trail"><U> John Rock Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking Glass Rock"><U>Looking Glass Rock</U></A>      <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pisgah Ranger District"><U>Pisgah Ranger District</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>