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North Carolina
FODDERSTACK MOUNTAIN
10.4 mi
Distance
5,003 ft
Gain
4h 29m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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FODDERSTACK MOUNTAIN
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 10.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,003 ft
- Elevation loss
- 5,003 ft
- Highest point
- 4,615 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,389 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Fodderstack Mountain is a 20.9-mile out-and-back trail in North Carolina with 5,003 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,615 feet.
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