Richland Balsam Nature Trail
North Carolina
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.2 mi
Distance
554 ft
Gain
41 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Blue Ridge Parkway
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Richland Balsam Nature Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 554 ft
- Elevation loss
- 466 ft
- Highest point
- 6,382 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,018 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Richland Balsam Nature Trail is a 1.20-mile loop in North Carolina with 554 feet of elevation gain and a maximum elevation of 6,382 feet.
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