Mount Mitchell Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Mount Mitchell Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Busick, NC. It climbs 1,758 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,022 – 4,820 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Setrock Creek Falls Trail 35.75013, -82.22589
Nearest town Busick, NC
Directions
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Mount Mitchell Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 3,022–4,820 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Setrock Creek Falls Trail · 35.75013, -82.22589
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 70° · precip 19% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 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.
- 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Briar Bottom, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Briar Bottom Trail, heading SE.
- 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
96% dirt2% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F70°
Precip19%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
87°71°
15%
Sun
85°65°
64%
Mon
71°63°
62%
Tue
75°57°
Wed
81°59°
Thu
83°64°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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