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Difficulty: DifficultLoop
North Carolina

High Windy

Black Mountain, North Carolina

5.9 mi

Distance

2,228 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 47m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

High Windy is a loop trail in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is 5.9 miles long and gains 2,228 feet. It is in or next to Black Mountain, North Carolina.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:850 ft
Max:1,326 ft
Gain:679 ft
Loss:679 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 850 ft and 1,326 ft across 5.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.850 ft1,009 ft1,167 ft1,326 ft0.0 mi1.5 mi2.9 mi4.4 mi5.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi850 ft
High point2.5 mi1,326 ft
End5.9 mi850 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Black Mountain, NC · in or next to town
County:
Buncombe 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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