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Crabtree Falls Trail Loop route map
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North Carolina

Crabtree Falls Trail Loop

Marion, North Carolina

2.6 mi

Distance

607 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 9m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Crabtree Falls Trail Loop 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:1,012 ft
Max:1,155 ft
Gain:185 ft
Loss:185 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,012 ft and 1,155 ft across 2.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,012 ft1,060 ft1,107 ft1,155 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.3 mi1.9 mi2.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,147 ft
High point0.3 mi1,155 ft
End2.6 mi1,147 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Spruce Pine, NC · about 7 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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