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Pilot Cove Trail

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 5.0 (2)
  1. Areas
  2. NC
  3. …West and Mountains
  4. …Pisgah National Forest
  5. South Mills River
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“A beautiful ridge-line trail with a view and a downhill. ”

Logan Watts
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2.1

Miles

3.3

KM

82%

Runnable

3,941' 1,201 m

High

3,166' 965 m

Low

128' 39 m

Up

800' 244 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (5°)

28%

Max Grade (16°)

Dogs Unknown

Description

When done clockwise, this is a great trail that takes you up to a granite face with nice views of the Pilot Cove valley. Then you drop into a fun, steep, and somewhat hairy descent with rocks, step-downs and roots.

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Land Manager: USFS - Pisgah National Forest, Pisgah Ranger District

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Logan Watts
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  5.0 from 2 votes

#1

in South Mills River

#1456

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#1

in South Mills River

#51

in North Carolina

#1,456

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View from Pilot Cove.
Oct 13, 2017 near Mills R…, NC

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