Mount Mitchell Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,876 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Mount Mitchell Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Mitchell State Park near Busick, NC. It climbs 2,876 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,022 – 5,840 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Setrock Creek Falls Trail 35.75013, -82.22589
Nearest town Busick, NC
Directions
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Mount Mitchell Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,876 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 3,022–5,840 ft
Out & Back · Mount Mitchell State Park
Trailhead: Setrock Creek Falls Trail · 35.75013, -82.22589
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Setrock Creek Falls Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Briar Bottom, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Mitchell Trail, heading NW.
- 3.5 miSharp right onto Buncombe Horse Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Mount Mitchell Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miTurn right onto Briar Bottom, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Setrock Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 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 surface
61% dirt1% gravel38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:52 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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