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Alder Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Lake Norman State Park/North Carolina

Alder Trail

Troutman, North Carolina

0.7 mi

Distance

131 ft

Elev. Gain

19m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Alder Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Trail Details

Route Type
Loop
Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Troutman, NC · about 2 mi away
County:
Iredell County, NC
Jurisdiction:
Lake Norman State Park · North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

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Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(704) 528-6350
  • Address:759 State Park Road, Troutman, NC 28166 · NC
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