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Beech Mountain Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
North Carolina

Beech Mountain Loop

Banner Elk, North Carolina

1.5 mi

Distance

656 ft

Elev. Gain

50m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Beech Mountain Loop is a loop trail in Avery County, North Carolina. It is 1.5 miles long and gains 656 feet. It is in or next to Beech Mountain, North Carolina.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,467 ft
Max:1,659 ft
Gain:217 ft
Loss:217 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,467 ft and 1,659 ft across 1.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,467 ft1,531 ft1,595 ft1,659 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.8 mi1.1 mi1.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,547 ft
High point1.2 mi1,659 ft
End1.5 mi1,547 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Beech Mountain, NC · in or next to town
County:
Avery County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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