12.8 mi from the trailheadJohns River Road Backcountry Camping
Campground · NC

3.8 mi out & back · 968 ft gain · 5,539 ft high point · Moderate
NC · OpenStreetMap contributors
This out and back trail summits Elk Knob and reaches South View and North View at Elk Knob State Park in North Carolina.
968 ft of gain round trip.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.
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