Medium
Lower Ridge Trail
Macon County, North Carolina · 0.0 · 0 reviews · Login and be the first to review!
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What to expect
The Lower Ridge Trail is a 13.5 km
looped trail that starts and ends in Franklin,
Macon County, North Carolina.
Based on our data, the trail is graded as Medium.
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This trail can be completed in approx 5 hrs 17 mins. Caution is advised on trail
times as this depends on multiple variables. For more info, click here.
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Trail stats
Trail length
13.5 km
Time
5 h 17 m
Total Elevation Gain
712 m
Total Elevation Loss
712 m
Avg Elevation per KM
53 m
Max Elevation
1675 m
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