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Transylvania County North Carolina Hiking Trails
Buck Springs Trail
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Pets
must be restrained or on a leash at all times while in developed
recreation areas.
Pisgah National Forest
Length: 6.2 miles
Rating: Moderate
With the exception of the first half mile, which is moderately steep,
Buck Springs Trail is a gradual, sloping grade. The trail has 13 easy
stream crossings while winding around 10 ridges. Many of the stream
crossings have pretty cascades that are worth admiring.
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Pisgah Inn down to Highway 276, which requires a car switch. This trail is
truly a nature lover's dream. The Mountains-to-Sea Trail overlaps Buck
Springs for most of its length, but if hiking down from the Pisgah Inn, it
will leave Buck Springs approximately 1 mile before reaching Hwy. 276 and
drop steeply to the south. The Buck Springs Trail continues on an easy
sideslope to the west. |
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Directions:
Drive to the Pisgah Inn, Blue Ridge Parkway. Park in the Inn parking
lot. The trail begins behind the dining room and goes southwest. Another
access is from U.S. Highway 276, about 3 miles south of the Blue Ridge
Parkway. (or 9 miles north of the ranger station)
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