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Colbert Ridge to Mount Mitchell route map
Difficulty: ExpertPoint to Point
North Carolina

Colbert Ridge to Mount Mitchell

Little Switzerland, North Carolina

7.2 mi

Distance

4,774 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 17m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Colbert Ridge to Mount Mitchell 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:848 ft
Max:2,013 ft
Gain:1,455 ft
Loss:306 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 848 ft and 2,013 ft across 7.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.848 ft1,236 ft1,625 ft2,013 ft0.0 mi1.8 mi3.7 mi5.5 mi7.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi848 ft
High point6.5 mi2,013 ft
End7.4 mi1,997 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Burnsville, NC · about 8 mi away
County:
Yancey County, NC

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

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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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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