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Pilot Cove Trail

 5.0 (1)
  1. Areas
  2. NC
  3. …West and Mountains
  4. …Pisgah National Forest
  5. South Mills River
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Length


2.1 Miles 3.3 Kilometers


128' 39 m

Ascent

-800' -244 m

Descent

8%

Avg Grade (5°)

28%

Max Grade (16°)

3,941' 1,201 m

High

3,166' 965 m

Low

Shared By Logan Watts

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Unknown
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“A beautiful ridge-line trail with a view and a downhill.”

— Logan Watts
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Description

When done clockwise, this is a great trail that takes you up to a granite face with nice views of the Pilot Cove valley. Then you drop into a fun, steep, and somewhat hairy descent with rocks, step-downs and roots.

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Land Manager: USFS - Pisgah National Forest, Pisgah Ranger District

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Jul 17, 2016
Cassie Dockery
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  5.0 from 1 vote

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in North Carolina

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