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Higgins Greenway Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
North Carolina

Higgins Greenway Trail

Cary, North Carolina

1.5 mi

Distance

164 ft

Elev. Gain

31m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Higgins Greenway Trail is an out-and-back trail in Wake County, North Carolina. It is 1.5 miles long and gains 164 feet. It is in or next to Cary, North Carolina.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:130 ft
Max:146 ft
Gain:50 ft
Loss:50 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 130 ft and 146 ft across 1.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.130 ft135 ft141 ft146 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.8 mi1.2 mi1.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi139 ft
High point0.1 mi146 ft
End1.5 mi139 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cary, NC · in or next to town
County:
Wake 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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