Mount Mitchell Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,748 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Mount Mitchell Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Busick, NC. It climbs 1,748 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,051 – 4,820 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trail 35.75142, -82.22468
Nearest town Busick, NC

Directions

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Mount Mitchell Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,748 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 3,051–4,820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mount Mitchell Trail · 35.75142, -82.22468

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 71° · precip 19% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mount Mitchell Trail, heading NW.
  2. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2.4 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

OvercastTemperature 85°F71°
Precip19%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 19% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 88°72° 15%
Sun 86°66° 64%
Mon 72°64° 62%
Tue 76°58°
Wed 82°60°
Thu 84°65°

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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