Jenkins Ridge Trail
Jenkins Ridge Trail is a short, power-hike climb in North Carolina. The nearest named summit, Cherry Knob at 1,311 m, is 458 m away. Its 2.3 TEP puts it in the easier half of the catalogue. Expect 13 to 22 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 20.6% and start 937 m in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Mostly on trail. It faces south: warm in summer, and often clear of snow when the slopes around it are not.
- TEP
- 2.3
- Climb
- +192 m
- Distance
- 1.4 km
- Average grade
- 13.4%
- Time
- 13 to 22 min
Climbs nearby
- Jenkins Ridge Trail, 5.6 km at 9.3% (3.9 km away)
- Eagle Creek Trail, 8.7 km at 10.0% (4.2 km away)
- Hazel Creek Trail, 12.7 km at 5.8%, North Carolina (5.1 km away)
- Cold Spring Gap Trail, 6.1 km at 12.4% (5.5 km away)
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 1.7 km at 12.2% (5.7 km away)
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 855 m at 21.4% (6.8 km away)
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