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Spence Ridge Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
North Carolina

Spence Ridge Trail

Morganton, North Carolina

2.8 mi

Distance

915 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Spence Ridge 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.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:642 ft
Max:899 ft
Gain:279 ft
Loss:279 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 642 ft and 899 ft across 2.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.642 ft728 ft813 ft899 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.4 mi2.1 mi2.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi898 ft
High point0.2 mi899 ft
End2.8 mi898 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Crossnore, NC · about 8 mi away
County:
Burke 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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