UNCA Urban Forest & UNCA Perimeter Trail
1.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 26 min
UNCA Urban Forest & UNCA Perimeter Trail is a 1.1-mile out-and-back near Montford Hills, NC. The route reaches UNCA Urban Forest. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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UNCA Urban Forest & UNCA Perimeter Trail
1.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 26 min
Elevation 1,982–2,071 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: UNCA Perimeter Trail · 35.61417, -82.57074
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 70° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 723 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on UNCA Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Crayton Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto UNCA Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass UNCA Urban Forest.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Glenns Creek Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach UNCA Urban Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto UNCA Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crayton Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto UNCA Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 723 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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