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Buncombe County North Carolina Hiking Trails

Bear Pen Trail

Pets must be restrained or on a leash at all times while in developed recreation areas.

Pisgah National Forest

Length: 1.5  miles
Rating: Strenuous

Bear Pen Trail is blazed orange, and ascends quite steeply in sections with some switchbacks. It crosses several small streams including Staire Branch. It provides some nice views of Craggy Mountain to the southeast. The trail goes through woods typical in this area and emerges on Laurel Gap Trail.

Directions:

From Burnsville, North Carolina go east on US 19E for .5 mile and turn right NC 197. Stay on NC 197 for about 25 miles. The road is paved, changes to gravel, and is paved once again. Turn left at the intersection of NC 197 and NC 2173 (Dillingham Rd) and follow this road (which becomes gravel). It will become Forest Road 74. Follow this gravel road for 5.4 miles to the trailhead on your left.
 
 
 
 
 
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