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West Ridge Trail to Little Piney route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
North Carolina

West Ridge Trail to Little Piney

Black Mountain, North Carolina

3.5 mi

Distance

1,765 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 55m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

West Ridge Trail to Little Piney is a loop trail in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is 3.5 miles long and gains 1,765 feet. It is in or next to Montreat, North Carolina.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:850 ft
Max:1,272 ft
Gain:538 ft
Loss:538 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 850 ft and 1,272 ft across 3.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.850 ft991 ft1,131 ft1,272 ft0.0 mi0.9 mi1.7 mi2.6 mi3.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi854 ft
High point1.6 mi1,272 ft
End3.5 mi854 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

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