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Richland Balsam Nature Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Richland Balsam Nature Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Burnett Siding, NC. It climbs 656 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,024 – 6,401 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Richland Balsam Nature Trail 35.35988, -82.98693
Nearest town Burnett Siding, NC
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Richland Balsam Nature Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,025–6,402 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Richland Balsam Nature Trail · 35.35988, -82.98693

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Richland Balsam Nature Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miReach Richland Balsam Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.2 miArrive 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/richland-balsam-nature-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Burnett Siding, North Carolina