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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Name: Catawba Falls Trail trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track
Coordinates: 35.60420 -82.24540 35.61336 -82.23088
Topography: McDowell County topographic map, elevation, terrain
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Catawba Falls River Trail in Pisgah National Forest
United States > North Carolina > McDowell County
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