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Big Butt to Flat Spring Knob route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
North Carolina

Big Butt to Flat Spring Knob

Burnsville, North Carolina

4.3 mi

Distance

1,657 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Big Butt to Flat Spring Knob is an out-and-back trail in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is 4.3 miles long and gains 1,657 feet. The nearest town is Barnardsville, North Carolina, about 5 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,313 ft
Max:1,722 ft
Gain:505 ft
Loss:505 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,313 ft and 1,722 ft across 4.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,313 ft1,449 ft1,586 ft1,722 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.1 mi3.2 mi4.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,313 ft
High point2.1 mi1,722 ft
End4.3 mi1,313 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Barnardsville, NC · about 5 mi away
County:
Buncombe County, NC

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

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