North Slope Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 5 min
North Slope Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Ecusta, NC. It climbs 365 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,165 – 2,546 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Riverbend Loop 35.28658, -82.73371
Nearest town Ecusta, NC
Directions
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North Slope Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 2,166–2,545 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Riverbend Loop · 35.28658, -82.73371
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 88°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Riverbend Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Slope Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Riverbend Loop, 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
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 88°F68°
Precip19%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
91°70°
Sun
86°69°
66%
Mon
73°66°
57%
Tue
80°61°
16%
Wed
86°62°
Thu
90°66°
21%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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