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Lake Kawahna via Katharine Blackford Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Lake Kawahna via Katharine Blackford Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Linville, NC. The route reaches Lake Kawahna at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,632 – 3,685 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katharine Blackford Trail 36.06074, -81.86147
Nearest town Linville, NC
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Lake Kawahna via Katharine Blackford Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Elevation 3,631–3,684 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Katharine Blackford Trail · 36.06074, -81.86147

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start on Katharine Blackford Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 400 ftReach Lake Kawahna, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-kawahna-lake-kawahna-out-back-via-katharine-blackford-trail

Trail surface

74% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Hikes near Linville, North Carolina