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North Carolina
Riding Ford
2.0 mi
Distance
545 ft
Gain
55 min
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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Riding Ford
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 545 ft
- Elevation loss
- 545 ft
- Highest point
- 3,947 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,563 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Riding Ford is a 2.01-mile out-and-back trail in North Carolina with 495 feet of elevation gain.
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