Rhododendron Ridge Trail
Moderate15.5 mi from Asheville
- Length
- 0.6mi one way
- Climb
- 538ft
- High point
- 3,787ft
Rhododendron Ridge Trail map and elevation
0.0 mi3,787 ftDrag along the profile
Getting to the Rhododendron Ridge Trail trailhead
The hike starts where the mapped trail begins, about 16 miles from Asheville in a straight line. Get driving directions or download the GPX file for your hiking app.
Before you go
- Difficulty
- Moderate, from OpenStreetMap trail grading
- Round trip
- 1.2 mi out and back
- Time
- About 50 min round trip at an easy pace
- Low point
- 3,248 ft
- Surface
- Ground
- Wheelchair
- No
- Managed by
- Ridgecrest Conference Center
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