Royal Gorge Trail Trailhead
Getting there
Trailhead: Royal Gorge Trail 35.62452, -82.27156
Nearest town Ridgecrest, NC
Trails
- Adventure Trail
- Bernard Mountain Road
- Copperhead Mountain Trail
- East Ridge Trail
- Hickory Ridge Trail
- Kitsuma Peak Trail
- Kitsuma Trail
- Kitsuma/Youngs Ridge Trail
- Lake Trail
- Lookout Trail
- Mill Creek Road
- Mount Mitchell Road
- Nature Trail
- Old Mitchell Toll Road
- Old Trestle Road
- Parris Creek Trail
- Point Lookout Trail
- Rainbow Road
- Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
- Rattlesnake Trail
- Rhododendron Ridge Trail
- Royal Gorge Trail
Hikes
Boggs Bunion–Adventure Trail, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft
Lookout Mountain–Rhododendron Ridge Trail, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft
Copperhead Mountain–Rhododendron Ridge Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft
Rattlesnake Mountain–Rhododendron Ridge Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,593 ft
Lookout Mountain–Rainbow Gap, 4 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,966 ft
Boggs Bunion–Sourwood Gap, 7 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 2,239 ft
Crestridge Lake–Rattlesnake Trail, 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 2,128 ft
Copperhead Mountain–Lookout Mountain, 4 summits
6.8 mi · ▲ 2,013 ft
Shelter View–Buck Gap, 5 saddles
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,843 ft
Rocky Head–Sourwood Gap, 7 saddles
12 mi · ▲ 3,379 ft
Walker's Knob–Rocky Head, 12 saddles
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,468 ft
Graybeard Mountain–Big Slaty, 13 summits
13.7 mi · ▲ 4,038 ft
Big Slaty–Rocky Head, 8 saddles
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,811 ft
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Nearby Trailheads
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