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Cherokee County North Carolina Bike Trails
Unicoi Mountain Trail
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| Located within Cherokee National Forest, the
9.9 mile Unicoi Mountain Trail is a horse trail which forms a loop and is
available for bikers. Beginning off Joe Brown Highway in
Monroe County Tennessee, on FS 40, Unicoi Mountain Trail has several
access points to provide shorter or longer riding opportunities and offers
many overlooks and vista sites on the Tennessee-North Carolina border. A
spur trail to the former Doc Rogers home site is also available. |
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To reach Unicoi Mountain Trail
from Tellico Plains Tennessee, take Highway 68 (south) and go 10.1 miles to
the Coker Creek Post Office. Turn left onto Joe Brown Highway (there is a
horse trail sign here). Proceed 0.3 miles and park at the fields on the
left. From this parking area proceed two miles to a second parking area
(only one vehicle pull off available here) to the trailhead.
This Trail may be accessed from Murphy using NC 1326 (Joe Brown Hwy.). |
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