Old Appalachian Trail
North Carolina
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0.7 mi
Distance
1,141 ft
Gain
34 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in North Carolina
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Old Appalachian Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,141 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,141 ft
- Highest point
- 4,539 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,240 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Old Appalachian Trail is a 1.48-mile out-and-back route in North Carolina with 1,141 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,539 feet.
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