Commissary Hill–Buncombe Horse Range Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 15-mile loop in Mount Mitchell State Park near Busick, NC. The route reaches Commissary Hill. It climbs 2,817 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,989 – 5,775 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead 35.75104, -82.22006
Nearest town Busick, NC
Directions
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Commissary Hill–Buncombe Horse Range Trail Loop, 4 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,817 ft · 6 hr 25 min
Elevation 2,988–5,776 ft
Loop · Mount Mitchell State Park
Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead · 35.75104, -82.22006
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 71° · precip 19% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto South Toe River Road, heading W.
- 2.8 miSharp right onto Buncombe Horse Range Trail, heading NE.
- 7.9 miBear right onto Commissary Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Buncombe Horse Range Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Commissary Hill.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mount Mitchell Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Buncombe Horse Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Mitchell Trail, heading N.
- 3.6 miBear left onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Briar Bottom, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
24% dirt1% gravel75% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F71°
Precip19%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
88°72°
15%
Sun
86°66°
64%
Mon
72°64°
62%
Tue
76°58°
Wed
82°60°
Thu
84°65°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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