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Mount Mitchell State Park

Maple Camp Bald & Mount Mitchell Trail via Buncombe Horse Trail

13 mi · ▲ 3,075 ft · 5 hr 52 min

Maple Camp Bald & Mount Mitchell Trail via Buncombe Horse Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Mount Mitchell State Park near Busick, NC. The route reaches Maple Camp Bald at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 3,075 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,989 – 5,840 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead 35.75104, -82.22006
Nearest town Busick, NC
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Maple Camp Bald & Mount Mitchell Trail via Buncombe Horse Trail

13 mi · ▲ 3,075 ft · 5 hr 52 min

Elevation 2,988–5,840 ft

Out & Back · Mount Mitchell State Park

Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trailhead · 35.75104, -82.22006

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Briar Bottom, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Mount Mitchell Trail, heading W.
  5. 3.5 miSharp right onto Buncombe Horse Trail, heading SW.
  6. 2.7 miReach Maple Camp Bald, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.7 miSharp left onto Mount Mitchell Trail, heading SW.
  8. 3.5 miBear left onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Briar Bottom, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/maple-camp-bald-mount-mitchell-trail-out-back

Trail surface

54% dirt2% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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