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Haywood County North Carolina Hiking Trails
Hemphill Bald - Double Gap Trail
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the 8.4 mile Hemphill
Bald-Double Gap Trail is available for both hiking and
horseback riding. Rated moderate, Hemphill Bald - Double Gap Trail
ascends 1,800', after it's beginning along
Caldwell Fork Trail.
After beginning fairly level at Polls Gap, Hemphill Bald-Double Gap
Trail begins to climb steeply along switchbacks after Maggot Spring
and continues to Hemphill Bald. |
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To reach Caldwell Fork Trail, take exit 20 off I-40 (Cove Creek) and
travel west on NC 276 turn right on Cove Creek road. Stay on Cove Creek
Rd. for 6 miles. This will take you 2 miles beyond park boundary. Turn
left on Cataloochee Road, go 3.1 miles. Trail will be on the left.
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