Peak / Ridge

Sleepy Gap

Buncombe County, NC

Sleepy Gap is a low gap along the Blue Ridge Parkway south of Asheville in Buncombe County. Its parking area serves as a trailhead for the Mountains-to-Sea / Shut-In Trail on the south side of the Bent Creek area, with a roadside view and access to hiking toward Walnut Cove and Grassy Knob.

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