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Trailhead view · Catawba

Dragon's Tooth

Distance
4.5mi
Climb
1,336ft
Hiking time
3h–5h
Difficulty
Hard

Start: 37.37848, -80.15609 open in a map app

1,336 ft up, 1,336 ft down · 1,765–3,018 ft

1,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0000 mi1234+1,253 ft · 10.4%Start
4.72 miles measured, 1,336 ft of climbing and 1,336 ft of descent, between 1,765 and 3,018 ft. The hardest part is a 2.3-mile climb of 1,253 ft starting at mile 0, averaging 10.4%. After the high point the route drops 1,253 ft over 2.3 miles. The steepest sustained quarter mile averages 16.9%.4.72 miles measured, 1,336 ft of climbing and 1,336 ft of descent, between 1,765 and 3,018 ft. The hardest part is a 2.3-mile climb of 1,253 ft starting at mile 0, averaging 10.4%. After the high point the route drops 1,253 ft over 2.3 miles. The steepest sustained quarter mile averages 16.9%.Trailfinder reading Measured from an OpenStreetMap line and the USGS 10 m elevation model, fetched 2026-09-05. Sampled terrain, not a GPS track.

4.72 miles measured, 1,336 ft of climbing and 1,336 ft of descent, between 1,765 and 3,018 ft. The hardest part is a 2.3-mile climb of 1,253 ft starting at mile 0, averaging 10.4%. After the high point the route drops 1,253 ft over 2.3 miles. The steepest sustained quarter mile averages 16.9%.

Official notes

Parking
Trailhead lot on Route 311 fills on weekends.
Water
No reliable water on route.
Dogs
Dogs allowed on leash
Cell
Not on file
Emergency
Not on file
  • Steep scrambling with fall risk
  • Slick rock when wet
  • Ice in winter
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This view is a reference, not navigation. The line is sampled from OpenStreetMap and USGS data; carry an offline map and treat cell coverage as unreliable.