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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 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 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 Intersection of the MTS and BHT. Behind us is a little trail that leads to a TINY parking area, could accommodate maybe two horse trailers.
Intermediate Intermediate

BMUT 24-Miler

24.0 mi 38.6 km 3,933' Up 1198.88 m Up 3,933' Down 1198.81 m Down

Burnsville, NC
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Favorite Gateway Trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

Gateway Trails

7.5 mi 12.0 km 942' Up 287.01 m Up 941' Down 286.84 m Down

West Ma…, NC
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Favorite Bridge to the picnic area.
Intermediate Intermediate

Bald Mountain Creek Preserve Outer Loop

7.3 mi 11.8 km 1,875' Up 571.35 m Up 1,878' Down 572.36 m Down

Burnsville, NC
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Favorite Afternoon sun streaming through the trees on the Crest Trail.
Very Difficult Very Difficult

Hellbender 100 Mile

103.4 mi 166.4 km 21,295' Up 6490.7 m Up 21,305' Down 6493.66 m Down

Black M…, NC
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Favorite View from the parking lot
Intermediate Intermediate

Bailey Mountain Preserve Loop (Mars Hill, NC)

5.1 mi 8.3 km 1,461' Up 445.29 m Up 1,459' Down 444.72 m Down

Mars Hill, NC
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Favorite Buzz Worm Overlook along the Little Shepherd section of the Pine Mountain Trail
Difficult Difficult

Little Shepherd Trail

13.7 mi 22.0 km 2,144' Up 653.54 m Up 2,261' Down 689.29 m Down

Cumberland, KY
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Favorite Forest on Baxter Creek Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Difficult Difficult

Tricorner Knob Loop via Appalachian Trail

34.7 mi 55.8 km 7,017' Up 2138.89 m Up 7,017' Down 2138.83 m Down

Cove Creek, NC
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Favorite Gunter Fork Cascade
Difficult Difficult

Balsam Crosby Figure 8

39.9 mi 64.3 km 7,563' Up 2305.23 m Up 7,563' Down 2305.28 m Down

Cove Creek, NC
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Favorite Cumberland Falls
Difficult Difficult

Moonbow 10K

6.7 mi 10.7 km 973' Up 296.46 m Up 974' Down 296.77 m Down

Whitley…, KY
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Favorite View across the top of the dam towards a natural bridge connection to the island.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

No Business 100 Trail Ultra - Clockwise Direction

101.9 mi 163.9 km 12,020' Up 3663.71 m Up 12,020' Down 3663.59 m Down

Jamestown, TN
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Favorite Ferns line this whole trail!
Intermediate Intermediate

Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook (MST Section)

2.5 mi 4.1 km 167' Up 50.96 m Up 168' Down 51.06 m Down

Hazelwood, NC
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Favorite West Fork Fisher Creek at Pinnacle Park on MST Segment 1B. Photo by Jeff Clark, www.internetbrothers.org.
Difficult Difficult

West Fork - East Fork loop

5.0 mi 8.0 km 1,932' Up 588.84 m Up 1,917' Down 584.34 m Down

Sylva, NC
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Favorite Keep heading down to the left as you pass the giant quartz rocks
Difficult Difficult

Art Loeb - Little East Fork Loop

12.3 mi 19.8 km 2,659' Up 810.48 m Up 2,669' Down 813.37 m Down

Clyde, NC
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Favorite Intersection of the MTS and BHT. Behind us is a little trail that leads to a TINY parking area, could accommodate maybe two horse trailers.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Mount Mitchell Challenge

38.9 mi 62.7 km 5,089' Up 1550.98 m Up 5,118' Down 1559.93 m Down

Black M…, NC
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Favorite Cold Mountain, NC (6,030 ft)
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Cold Mountain Out-and-Back

10.4 mi 16.8 km 2,724' Up 830.26 m Up 2,724' Down 830.18 m Down

Clyde, NC
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Favorite View above Lake Logan on Cold Mountain 50k and 25k course.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Cold Mountain 50k

29.4 mi 47.3 km 5,192' Up 1582.39 m Up 5,191' Down 1582.25 m Down

Hazelwood, NC
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Favorite Small waterfall/Three Crosses
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Laurel Falls and Buzzard Point

9.3 mi 14.9 km 1,720' Up 524.23 m Up 1,719' Down 524.06 m Down

Dayton, TN
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Favorite Near Sam's Knob
Difficult Difficult

Fork and Green Mountain Extravaganza

21.8 mi 35.1 km 4,379' Up 1334.76 m Up 4,375' Down 1333.41 m Down

Hazelwood, NC
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Favorite so unneccessary...
Intermediate Intermediate

Double Spring Gap Climb

10.0 mi 16.2 km 2,388' Up 727.75 m Up 2,388' Down 727.8 m Down

Hazelwood, NC
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Favorite View from the Baxton Cliff overlook around sunset
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Carmen AT Loop

17.0 mi 27.3 km 3,579' Up 1090.98 m Up 3,540' Down 1079.07 m Down

Marshall, NC
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Favorite Inner loop
Difficult Difficult

Rough Creek Goodness

7.0 mi 11.3 km 1,343' Up 409.25 m Up 1,341' Down 408.61 m Down

Canton, NC
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Favorite Afternoon sun streaming through the trees on the Crest Trail.
Very Difficult Very Difficult

BMUT 3.0

47.2 mi 75.9 km 10,200' Up 3109.11 m Up 10,200' Down 3109.06 m Down

Burnsville, NC
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Favorite Afternoon sun streaming through the trees on the Crest Trail.
Difficult Difficult

BMUT 2.0

42.9 mi 69.0 km 9,694' Up 2954.7 m Up 9,685' Down 2951.93 m Down

Black M…, NC
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