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  3. Pisgah National Forest - Pisgah District
  4. Pisgah Ranger District Pictorial Trail Guide

Ingles Field Gap Trail (#150)

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  • Ingles Field Gap Trail Map

    Ingles Field Gap Trail Map

    Route map of the Ingles Field Gap Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app (on multiple visits) and depicted a la Google Earth...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail Map

    Ingles Field Gap Trail Map

    Route map of the Ingles Field Gap Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app...

  • Ingles Field Gap (North Boundary Road, Little Hickory Top, & Ingles Field Gap Trails) -- 2,940'

    Ingles Field Gap (North Boundary Road, Little Hickory Top, & Ingles Field Gap Trails) -- 2,940'

    Namesake for this trail, Ingles Field Gap is also its upper terminus. Three trails meet here...the North Boundary Road going east-west, the Little Hickory Top Trail heading southwest, and the Ingles Field Gap Trail heading southeast...

  • Ingles Field Gap (North Boundary Road, Little Hickory Top, & Ingles Field Gap Trails) -- 2,940'

    Ingles Field Gap (North Boundary Road, Little Hickory Top, & Ingles Field Gap Trails) -- 2,940'

    Namesake for this trail, Ingles Field Gap is also its upper terminus. This shot looks east with the North Boundary Road on the left and the Ingles Field Gap Trail beginning its descent of the ridge on the right...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail @ Ingles Field Gap -- 2,940'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail @ Ingles Field Gap -- 2,940'

    The Ingles Field Gap Trail as it departs its namesake...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,900'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,900'

    The Ingles Field Gap Trail wastes no time departing the ridge, descending at a decently moderate rate...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,860'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,860'

    Winding its way downward...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,840'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,840'

    The greens of Bent Creek Experimental Forest...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,800'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,800'

    Cruising downhill...

  • Ingles Field Gap/Ingles Field Gap Connector Trail Junction -- 2,750'

    Ingles Field Gap/Ingles Field Gap Connector Trail Junction -- 2,750'

    Two-thirds of a mile after leaving Ingles Field Gap the trail passes its junction with the Ingles Field Connector, which switches back sharply to the right...

  • Ingles Field Gap/Ingles Field Gap Connector Trail Junction -- 2,750'

    Ingles Field Gap/Ingles Field Gap Connector Trail Junction -- 2,750'

    The view of the junction as if arriving from the opposite direction...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,720'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,720'

    The Ingles Field Gap Trail now begins a rolling journey along the side of the ridge, which it will continue most of the rest of its length...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,700'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,700'

    The trail as it hops across the upper reaches of Ledford Branch...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,660'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,660'

    Even for Pisgah, the greens are simply incredible here...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,620'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,620'

    Curving up and around another fold in the ridge...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,600'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,600'

    The trail is on a mostly downhill grade at this point...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,580'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,580'

    Passing through a grove of stately tulip-poplars...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,550'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,550'

    Vines are a common sight here as well...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,520'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,520'

    The impressive forest continues...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,500'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,500'

    In places you can't help but pause and stare upwards at the towering woodlands...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,470'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,470'

    The Ingles Field Gap Trail as it nears its lower terminus...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,450'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail -- 2,450'

    The final drop to F.R. 479E is fairly steep, and can be very slick after a rain. It's brief, however...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail @ F.R. 479E -- 2,420'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail @ F.R. 479E -- 2,420'

    A bit over a mile below the Ingles Field Connector the trail arrives back at Forest Road 479E, its lower terminus...

  • Ingles Field Gap Trail @ F.R. 479E -- 2,420'

    Ingles Field Gap Trail @ F.R. 479E -- 2,420'

    The lower terminus of the Ingles Field Gap Trail (right), viewed looking south from Forest Service Road 479E.

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