Catawba Falls

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

Elevation loss: 476 ft
Minimum elevation: 1,604 ft

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

Elevation loss: 476 ft
Minimum elevation: 1,604 ft

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Name: Catawba Falls trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track

Start: Catawba Falls Trailhead Parking Area, Catawba Falls Ridge Trail, McDowell County, North Carolina, 28770, United States (35.61367 -82.23063)

End: Catawba Falls Trailhead Parking Area, Catawba Falls Ridge Trail, McDowell County, North Carolina, 28770, United States (35.61367 -82.23063)

Coordinates: 35.60423 -82.24520 35.61367 -82.23063

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

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 Trail