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North Carolina
Kitsuma
4.6 mi
Distance
3,550 ft
Gain
2h 10m
Time
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in North Carolina
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Kitsuma
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,550 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,550 ft
- Highest point
- 3,149 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,617 ft
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About this trail
Kitsuma is a 4.63-mile out-and-back trail in North Carolina with 1,241 feet of elevation gain and 2,309 feet of elevation loss.
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