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North Carolina
Grandfather Trail
0.4 mi
Distance
389 ft
Gain
19 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in North Carolina
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 389 ft
- Elevation loss
- 389 ft
- Highest point
- 5,770 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,383 ft
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About this trail
The Grandfather Trail is a short out-and-back hike in North Carolina covering 0.76 miles with 389 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 5,770 feet.
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