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Cheoah Blad from Nantahala Gorge via the Bartram Trail

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Trail stats

Distance
5.02 mi
Elevation gain
6,699 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
4,528 ft
Max elevation
5,073 ft
TrailRank 
31
Min elevation
1,910 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
5 hours 54 minutes
Coordinates
592
Uploaded
February 19, 2012
Recorded
May 2009
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near Nantahala, North Carolina (United States)

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Photo ofCheoah Blad from Nantahala Gorge via the Bartram Trail Photo ofCheoah Blad from Nantahala Gorge via the Bartram Trail Photo ofCheoah Blad from Nantahala Gorge via the Bartram Trail

Itinerary description

Note that this is a one-way track, the round trip distance is a little over ten miles with more than 3000' of elevation gain to the summit. It's an all-day hike but well worth it for the spring flowers, especially the Trillium which are really profuse after the third mile.

Waypoints

PictographCar park Altitude 2,000 ft

Alternate parking

This is a picnic area thatthe trail passes withing a few hundred feet of.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,920 ft

First stream crossing

2920 ft height

PictographSummit Altitude 0 ft
Photo ofGrassy Bald with views off both sides

Grassy Bald with views off both sides

The summit

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,840 ft
Photo ofLots of Trillium in May

Lots of Trillium in May

3840 ft height

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,920 ft
Photo ofMerge with the AT

Merge with the AT

Intersection

PictographCar park Altitude 0 ft

Parking

Parking area for about 6 cars.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,000 ft

Picnic Tables

2000 ft height

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