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Bluff Mountain Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
North Carolina

Bluff Mountain Trail

Hays, North Carolina

8.4 mi

Distance

1,732 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Bluff Mountain Trail is an out-and-back trail in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It is 8.4 miles long. The nearest town is Sparta, North Carolina, about 5 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,060 ft
Max:1,154 ft
Gain:528 ft
Loss:528 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,060 ft and 1,154 ft across 8.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,060 ft1,091 ft1,123 ft1,154 ft0.0 mi2.1 mi4.2 mi6.3 mi8.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,075 ft
High point3.6 mi1,154 ft
End8.4 mi1,075 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Sparta, NC · about 5 mi away
County:
Wilkes County, NC

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

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