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Favorite This is what the beginning of the trail looks like starting on 215 near the Sunburst campground.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

All of the Cold Mountain GM goodness

22.2 mi 35.8 km 4,819' Up 1468.88 m Up 4,833' Down 1473 m Down

Hazelwood, NC
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Favorite Icy crossing
Intermediate Intermediate

Three-mile Amphitheater Loop

3.2 mi 5.1 km 408' Up 124.3 m Up 412' Down 125.59 m Down

Wetheri…, OH
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Favorite Shenandoah afternoon.
Intermediate Intermediate

Trayfoot Mountain Summit

3.0 mi 4.7 km 693' Up 211.09 m Up 692' Down 210.92 m Down

Grottoes, VA
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Favorite Waterfall along Mountain Creek.
Intermediate Intermediate

Pinhoti Trail

366.8 mi 590.3 km 44,375' Up 13525.5 m Up 42,953' Down 13092.1 m Down

Stewart…, AL
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Favorite View of Peaks of Otter
Very Difficult Very Difficult

Terrapin Mountain Loop

9.3 mi 14.9 km 2,448' Up 746.03 m Up 2,487' Down 758.03 m Down

Glasgow, VA
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Favorite Fog rolling over the Brumley Mountain Trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

Hidden Valley Loop

6.6 mi 10.6 km 1,034' Up 315.27 m Up 1,018' Down 310.3 m Down

Lebanon, VA
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Favorite Leaving the woods, looking east, to enter the open field--with the North Bend Lake in the background.
Intermediate Intermediate

Lodge to Lake and Back

7.5 mi 12.1 km 1,011' Up 308.11 m Up 957' Down 291.7 m Down

Harrisv…, WV
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Favorite Stone Mountain Falls.
Intermediate Intermediate

Wolf Rock to Stone Mountain Falls

5.6 mi 9.0 km 706' Up 215.17 m Up 800' Down 243.78 m Down

Thurmond, NC
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Favorite Soak up the fantastic views from Big Schloss.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Little Schloss/Big Schloss Mountain Loop

16.8 mi 27.0 km 2,529' Up 770.82 m Up 2,537' Down 773.19 m Down

Woodstock, VA
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Favorite Small Waterfall on Trail
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Upper Whitewater Falls from Lower Trailhead

5.9 mi 9.6 km 1,137' Up 346.56 m Up 1,128' Down 343.77 m Down

Walhalla, SC
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Favorite View from just below the summit of Scaly Mountain.
Intermediate Intermediate

Scaly Mountain via Bartram Trail

3.6 mi 5.9 km 1,042' Up 317.69 m Up 1,042' Down 317.64 m Down

Franklin, NC
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Favorite View from edge of Big Devils Stairs Canyon.
Intermediate Intermediate

Big Devils Stairs Out-and-Back

5.1 mi 8.2 km 786' Up 239.44 m Up 786' Down 239.56 m Down

Washington, VA
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Favorite Overlook view of Northeast Beavercreek, OH.
Intermediate Intermediate

Overlook Loop

1.8 mi 2.9 km 77' Up 23.47 m Up 77' Down 23.47 m Down

Beaverc…, OH
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Favorite Overall Run Falls, the tallest waterfall in SNP.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Tuscarora to Toms Brook: Shenandoah and GW

55.8 mi 89.8 km 10,087' Up 3074.59 m Up 10,088' Down 3074.67 m Down

Washington, VA
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Favorite About halfway up ridge looking off towards Stone Mtn State Park
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Doughton Recreation Area Loop

16.4 mi 26.4 km 2,908' Up 886.28 m Up 2,920' Down 889.88 m Down

Hays, NC
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Favorite Good scrambling rocks.
Difficult Difficult

Turk Mountain

10.5 mi 16.9 km 2,384' Up 726.57 m Up 2,361' Down 719.52 m Down

Dooms, VA
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Favorite Parking Area for Gateway Trails.
Intermediate Intermediate

Ridge to Rails Half

13.0 mi 20.9 km 1,620' Up 493.69 m Up 2,724' Down 830.4 m Down

Black M…, NC
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Favorite Gateway Trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

Ridge to Rails 10k

6.5 mi 10.4 km 732' Up 223.15 m Up 728' Down 221.82 m Down

West Ma…, NC
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Favorite View towards Maple Bald
Difficult Difficult

Mount Mitchell Vert Marathon

26.6 mi 42.8 km 9,022' Up 2749.86 m Up 9,022' Down 2749.76 m Down

Marion, NC
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Favorite Lower Sloan Bridge Falls.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Fish Hatchery to Ellicott Rock Loop

16.8 mi 27.1 km 3,350' Up 1020.98 m Up 3,332' Down 1015.5 m Down

Walhalla, SC
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Favorite Silhouette Rock on the Grotto Trail.  Be there at the right time in the afternoon.
Easy Easy

Flatlander's Loop

3.2 mi 5.2 km 222' Up 67.66 m Up 228' Down 69.37 m Down

Cullowhee, NC
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Favorite Most of the trail is along quite a steep slope.
Very Difficult Very Difficult

Snarkley Route

27.7 mi 44.6 km 9,400' Up 2865.01 m Up 9,411' Down 2868.6 m Down

Bridgew…, VA
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Favorite One of the views from the Top of Chimney Top Mountain
Very Difficult Very Difficult

High Hampton Inn to Chimney Top Peak

4.3 mi 6.9 km 1,220' Up 371.81 m Up 1,220' Down 371.98 m Down

Cullowhee, NC
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Favorite White noise
Intermediate Intermediate

Full CM Gamelands Loop

12.2 mi 19.6 km 3,002' Up 915.06 m Up 2,998' Down 913.91 m Down

Hazelwood, NC
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Favorite Lake Norman State Park
Intermediate Intermediate

Lake Norman State Park 6 Hour Run

4.0 mi 6.5 km 277' Up 84.58 m Up 274' Down 83.52 m Down

Sherril…, NC
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Favorite N. Toe River crossing
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Springmaid Splash 10K

6.3 mi 10.2 km 607' Up 185.12 m Up 609' Down 185.61 m Down

Spruce…, NC
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Favorite The trail is narrow through this section and climbs along the ridges under a canopy of trees. Here, two hikers descend from Twentymile Trail toward Wolf Ridge Trail
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Twentymile Loop Trail

8.0 mi 12.8 km 1,385' Up 422.02 m Up 1,384' Down 421.98 m Down

Robbins…, NC
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Favorite Snooks Nose Overlook offers great views of the surrounding mountainscape.
Difficult Difficult

Mount Mitchell Heartbreaker 55k

35.3 mi 56.8 km 6,827' Up 2080.73 m Up 6,821' Down 2079.03 m Down

Black M…, NC
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Favorite Afternoon sun streaming through the trees on the Crest Trail.
Very Difficult Very Difficult

Mount Mitchell Heartbreaker 50 Miler

51.1 mi 82.2 km 10,449' Up 3184.91 m Up 10,444' Down 3183.32 m Down

Black M…, NC
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Favorite Sign at east end of trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

Copperhead Out-and-Back

4.5 mi 7.2 km 258' Up 78.61 m Up 258' Down 78.58 m Down

Fearrin…, NC
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