8.6 mi
Distance
2,484 ft
Elev. Gain
4h 7m
Est. Time
Out & Back
Route Type
Difficult
Difficulty
About This Trail
We don't publish a description for Plott Balsam via Waterrock Knob Trail 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
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Elevation Profile
Trail Details
- Route Type
- Out & Back
- Surface
- Dirt
Official sources & verification
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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.
Waterrock Knob Trail
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