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Wolf Rock via Bartram Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
North Carolina

Wolf Rock via Bartram Trail

Highlands, North Carolina

7.6 mi

Distance

2,096 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Wolf Rock via Bartram Trail is an out-and-back trail in Macon County, North Carolina. It is 7.6 miles long. The nearest town is Highlands, 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:1,273 ft
Max:1,407 ft
Gain:639 ft
Loss:639 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,273 ft and 1,407 ft across 7.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,273 ft1,318 ft1,362 ft1,407 ft0.0 mi1.9 mi3.8 mi5.7 mi7.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,330 ft
High point2.3 mi1,407 ft
End7.6 mi1,330 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Highlands, NC · about 4 mi away
County:
Macon County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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