Name: Woody Ridge Trail (177)
Rating: 5.0

“The shortest, steepest climb in NC - 3,100 ft of climb in 2.5 miles.”

— Brandon Thrower

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Woody Ridge Trail is the toughest climb in NC. It is unrelenting, technical, and down right AWESOME! Good views can be had from a couple of overlooks. The trail is blazed in yellow. The trailhead is off White Oak Creek Rd near Burnsville, NC. The trail ends at its junction with the Black Mountain Crest Trail near Horse Rock on top of a small bald.

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Shelly Bryll
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Tried hiking this trail August 11, 2017. Did not see yellow blazes any where. I hiked this trail twice last year with no problem but for some reason , not sure if it is overgrown, but all trails I followed ended to dead ending in the middle of the woods from overgrowth. Really was looking forward to this hike but just could not find the full trail. 5 days ago

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Shelly Bryll
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There are two trail parking areas off " White Creek Rd ". Because this site mentioned "The trailhead is off White Oak Creek Rd near Burnsville, NC. " I followed White Creek Rd and then on White Oak Creed road (over small bridge) followed to the end. This was NOT the Woodys Ridge trail head parking area. Turn on Shufford CRK at the end is correct trail head. Trail is yellow blazed and nice. 1 day ago

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2.4 Miles 3.9 Kilometers 45% Runnable Singletrack	2,973' 906 m Ascent -11' -3 m Descent
6,152' 1,875 m High 3,178' 969 m Low	23% Avg Grade (13°) 69% Max Grade (35°)
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Woody Ridge Trail (177)

2.4 Miles 3.9 Kilometers

45%

Singletrack

2,973' 906 m

-11' -3 m

6,152' 1,875 m

3,178' 969 m

23%

69%

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“The shortest, steepest climb in NC - 3,100 ft of climb in 2.5 miles.”