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Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
North Carolina

Sliding Rock

Pisgah Forest, North Carolina

0.3 mi

Distance

59 ft

Elev. Gain

7m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Sliding Rock is an out-and-back trail in Transylvania County, North Carolina. It is 0.3 miles long and gains 59 feet. The nearest town is Brevard, North Carolina, about 4 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:837 ft
Max:844 ft
Gain:18 ft
Loss:18 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 837 ft and 844 ft across 0.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.837 ft839 ft842 ft844 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.2 mi0.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi843 ft
High point0.0 mi844 ft
End0.3 mi843 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Brevard, NC · about 4 mi away
County:
Transylvania 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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