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Red Butt Falls via Devil's Elbow Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
North Carolina

Red Butt Falls via Devil's Elbow Trail

Sapphire, North Carolina

5.0 mi

Distance

10,164 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 4m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Red Butt Falls via Devil's Elbow 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

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:258 ft
Max:1,215 ft
Gain:3,098 ft
Loss:3,098 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 258 ft and 1,215 ft across 5.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.258 ft577 ft896 ft1,215 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.5 mi3.7 mi5.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,213 ft
High point0.0 mi1,215 ft
End5.0 mi1,213 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cashiers, NC · about 5 mi away
County:
Jackson 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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