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Hike

Turkey Knob Trail

Passes Slab Falls

8.6 mi out & back · 925 ft gain · 3,024 ft high point

NC · OpenStreetMap contributors

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About this hike

Turkey Knob Trail follows Slab Falls along its 4.3-mile one-way route, climbing 479 feet near Turkey Knob and Green River Gap.

Elevation

925 ft of gain round trip.

Camp near here

The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.

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9.4 mi from the trailhead
Sycamore Flats Picnic Shelter
Campground · NC

More hikes nearby

Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.

19 mi from you
Old Butt Knob Trail
- Passes Old Butt Knob
- Inside Shining Rock Wilderness
- 3,433 ft of climbing
8.4 mi out & back · 3,433 ft gain
Shining Rock Wilderness · Camp 2 mi away

Out: 440 ft up, returns the same way. Source: USGS 3DEP.

Highlights

What the trail reaches, measured from the start.

Slab FallsAlong the way · 1.5 mi in
Bald RockNearby · 1.9 mi in
Turkey KnobNearby · 3.4 mi in
Forked MountainNearby · 3.9 mi in
Green River GapNearby · 4.1 mi in
Reasonover LakeNearby · 4.3 mi in

Map

The route at the trailhead. Drag with two fingers, or hold a key to zoom.

Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.

At a glance

Length: 8.6 mi
Shape: Out & back
Gain: 925 ft round trip
High point: 3,024 ft
Low point: 2,627 ft
Managed by: OpenStreetMap contributors
State: NC
Camps within 15 mi: 4
Trailhead: 35.1869° N · 82.5842° W

Get directions Open the map

10.2 mi from the trailhead

Davidson River

Campground · NC

11.2 mi from the trailhead

Kuykendall Group Camp

Campground · NC

19 mi from you

Mount Pisgah Trail

Summits Mount Pisgah
Inside Blue Ridge Parkway
1,237 ft of climbing

4.4 mi out & back · 1,237 ft gain

Blue Ridge Parkway · Camp under a mile away

Black Balsam Knob Trail

Summits Black Balsam Knob
Inside Pisgah National Forest
Camp 4 mi away

1.7 mi out & back · 373 ft gain

Pisgah National Forest · Camp 4 mi away

Sassafras to Caeser's Head Spur Trail

Summits Sassafras Mountain
3,787 ft of climbing

14.1 mi one way · 3,787 ft gain

SC · Camp 11 mi away

Art Loed Trail

Passes Stairs Mountain
Inside Pisgah National Forest
3,324 ft of climbing

16.0 mi out & back · 3,324 ft gain

Pisgah National Forest · Camp 4 mi away

Greasy Cove Trail

Ends at Lower Greasy Cove Falls
Inside Pisgah National Forest
2,837 ft of climbing

11.5 mi out & back · 2,837 ft gain

Pisgah National Forest · Camp 4 mi away

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Signal

Cell coverage here

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Weather

7-day forecast

Sat74°43°Sunny
Sun73°44°Sunny
Mon75°48°Sunny
Tue

75°52°

Sunny

Wed75°56°Sunny

Thu75°58°Mostly Sunny

Fri76°Chance Rain Showers

Sat: Sunny · wind 1 to 6 mph NNW

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