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Catawba Falls Trail

  • Distance: 2.4 mi
  • Elevation gain: 587 ft
  • Maximum elevation: 2,096 ft
  • Elevation loss: 591 ft
  • Minimum elevation: 1,608 ft
  • Moving time: 1 h 2 m
  • Moving speed: 2.3 mph
  • Maximum speed: 4.2 mph
  • Total time: 1 h 21 m
  • Global speed: 1.8 mph

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  • Distance: 2.4 mi
  • Elevation gain: 587 ft
  • Maximum elevation: 2,096 ft
  • Elevation loss: 591 ft
  • Minimum elevation: 1,608 ft
  • Moving time: 1 h 2 m
  • Moving speed: 2.3 mph
  • Maximum speed: 4.2 mph
  • Total time: 1 h 21 m
  • Global speed: 1.8 mph

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Catawba Falls River Trail in Pisgah National Forest

United States > North Carolina > McDowell County

The Catawba Falls Trail offers a scenic journey through Pisgah National Forest, guiding hikers along a gentle riverside path rich with historic stonework, lush vegetation, and streams that punctuate the quiet, wooded landscape. About halfway up, hikers encounter a historic dam that forms a small waterfall,…

Distance: 2.5 mi • Elevation gain: 673 ft • Maximum elevation: 2,280 ft

Catawba Falls

United States > North Carolina > McDowell County

Pisgah National Forest. #Hiking #Waterfall #River #Mountain #Forest #Nature #Pisgah

Distance: 2.3 mi • Elevation gain: 476 ft • Maximum elevation: 2,067 ft

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