Bald Knob Ridge Trail & South River Loop
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,197 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Bald Knob Ridge Trail & South River Loop is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Busick, NC. It climbs 2,197 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,015 – 5,191 ft13.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trail 35.75142, -82.22468
Nearest town Busick, NC
Directions
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Bald Knob Ridge Trail & South River Loop
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,197 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 3,017–5,191 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trail · 35.75142, -82.22468
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Briar Bottom, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto South River Loop, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto South River Loop, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right onto Briar Bottom, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto South River Loop, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto South Toe River Road, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Bald Knob Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miReach South River Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto South Toe River Road, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto South River Loop, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Briar Bottom, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto South River Loop, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto South River Loop, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Briar Bottom, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
4% gravel96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
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