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{{Trail | <!-- The following few lines create the "Infobox" table template. Please scroll down to edit the main content of the article. | ||
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| | | Image Name = Big_Butt_brp_trailhead.JPG | ||
| | | City = Asheville | ||
| | | State = North Carolina | ||
| Marking = White / Yellow / Red | |||
|Trail Use= | | Trail Use = {{Hike}} {{Dogs}} {{Camping}} | ||
| | | Difficulty Rating = Hard | ||
| | | Trail Type = Segment | ||
|Hike Time=4 | | Hike Time = 4 Hours | ||
|Trail Distance= | | Trail Distance = 5.75 Mi | ||
|Round Trip Distance=12 | | Round Trip Distance = 12 Mi | ||
| Elevation Gain = 2,300 Ft | |||
| Elevation Loss = -2,300 Ft | |||
| High Point = 5,920 Ft | |||
|Elevation Gain=2, | | Parking coords = 35.80972914, -82.348168434 | ||
|Elevation Loss= | | Medical = Asheville, NC | ||
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| Detail route description = Yes | |||
| Photos = Yes | |||
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| Date reviewed = 10/24/2015 | |||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
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The biggest challenge of this trail is telling your friends and family you're hiking to Big Butt and Little Butt and keeping a straight face about it. :-) Once you get over the the name, this is a fantastic high ridge line, off the beaten path hike in the Black Mountains. | The biggest challenge of this trail is telling your friends and family you're hiking to Big Butt and Little Butt and keeping a straight face about it. :-) Once you get over the the name, this is a fantastic high ridge line, off the beaten path hike in the Black Mountains. | ||
Close views of Mt. Mitchell and Blacks Mountain chain. Recommended in late spring (April-June) for wildflowers carpeting the trail. | Close views of Mt. Mitchell and Blacks Mountain chain. Recommended in late spring (April-June) for wildflowers carpeting the trail. | ||
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== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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Blazes are sporadic. They can be white, yellow and/or red. Not really needed as the trail is obvious. | |||
*Note that the Big Butt Trail will NOT take you to the summit of Big Butt Mountain itself. You have to take a short 1,300 foot long spur trail to the top. No views from the summit. A benchmark is located on a small rock there as well. | *Note that the Big Butt Trail will NOT take you to the summit of Big Butt Mountain itself. You have to take a short 1,300 foot long spur trail to the top. No views from the summit. A benchmark is located on a small rock there as well. | ||
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Link to Carolina Mountain Club’s description from Blue Ridge Parkway to Big Butt and back [http://www.carolinamtnclub.org/hikedetails.asp?number=68] | Link to Carolina Mountain Club’s description from Blue Ridge Parkway to Big Butt and back [http://www.carolinamtnclub.org/hikedetails.asp?number=68] | ||
Big Butt Forest Service Trail #161 [ | Big Butt Forest Service Trail #161 [http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwjQL8h2VAQAzHJMsQ!!/?ss=110811&ttype=recarea&recid=48530&actid=50&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110190000000000&pnavid=110000000000000&cid=null&pname=Appalachian+Ranger+District+-+Big+Butt+Trail+%23+161] description includes directions to north end trailhead. | ||
Best trail write-up found [http://www.cnyhiking.com/BRP-BigButtTrail.htm cnyhiking.com site] | Best trail write-up found [http://www.cnyhiking.com/BRP-BigButtTrail.htm cnyhiking.com site] | ||
== Maps == | |||
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<display_map type="terrain" height="450" width="auto" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Big_Butt_Trail.kml, | |||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Big_Butt_Summit_Trail.kml"> | |||
35.7922,-82.3426~Flat Spring Knob~ ~MarkerD.png | |||
35.748525,-82.333582~Trailhead parking at BRP~ ~MarkerA.png | |||
35.768137,-82.337744~Point Misery~ ~MarkerD.png | |||
35.786658,-82.346491~Big Butt~ ~MarkerD.png | |||
35.775325,-82.343559~Little Butt~ ~MarkerD.png | |||
35.8101,-82.348~Trailhead parking at NC-197~ ~MarkerA.png | |||
35.7789,-82.343~Views of the entire Black Mountain Crest~ ~MarkerB.png | |||
35.78424656845678,-82.3449891332583~Unmarked Trail to Big Butt Summit~ ~MarkerT.png | |||
</display_map> | |||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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[[Category: North Carolina]] [[Category:Hard]] [[Category:Camping]] | |||