Kitsuma Peak & Kitsuma Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 47 min

Kitsuma Peak & Kitsuma Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back near Ridgecrest, NC. The route reaches Kitsuma Peak at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 420 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,704 – 3,150 ft · steepest grade: 22%1.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kitsuma Trail 35.62115, -82.26833
Nearest town Ridgecrest, NC

Directions

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Kitsuma Peak & Kitsuma Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 47 min

Elevation 2,705–3,150 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kitsuma Trail · 35.62115, -82.26833

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kitsuma Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miReach Kitsuma Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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