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
- Start on Kitsuma Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Kitsuma Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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
More from Kitsuma Trail Trailhead
- Kitsuma Peak–Kitsuma Trail, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 2,396 ft
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