Wagon Road Gap Overlook

Wagon Road Gap Overlook sits at 4,535 feet on the Blue Ridge Parkway, with land dropping 621 feet within 600 meters of the pullout. The view faces 120 degrees, roughly toward sunrise, and takes in a mix of waterfalls and terrain across the gap. Barnett Branch Trail Falls lies a mile to the east at 3,655 feet, with Billy Branch Falls farther out to the east-southeast at 3.2 miles and 3,279 feet, and Bradley Creek Falls to the east-northeast at 3.4 miles and 3,858 feet. Clawhammer Mountain rises to the southeast at 3.6 miles, reaching 4,100 feet, and the 1915 Climax Locomotive feature sits southeast at 1.7 miles and 3,348 feet. Asheville is 20.6 miles to the northeast, while Greenville and Greer lie farther off to the south-southeast and southeast. Pounding Mill Overlook precedes this stop along the byway, with Cold Mountain Overlook next. Given the eastward-leaning orientation, morning light comes in close to straight-on, with sunrise times shifting from 06:17 at the June solstice to 07:37 at the December solstice.