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North Carolina
BUCKEYE RIDGE HORSE
3.3 mi
Distance
1,603 ft
Gain
1h 31m
Time
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in North Carolina
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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BUCKEYE RIDGE HORSE
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,603 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,603 ft
- Highest point
- 4,383 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,117 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
The Buckeye Ridge Horse trail is a 6.62-mile out-and-back route in North Carolina with 1,603 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,383 feet.
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