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Buncombe County North Carolina Hiking Trails
Staire Creek 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: 1.2 miles
Rating: Strenuous
Staire Creek Trail is designed as a section for many
possible loop trails in this area.
Staire Creek Trail is blazed in orange. Be sure to
look for the huge granite boulders that are scattered throughout the
enfolding woods. The trail ascends quite steeply in sections with some
switchbacks.
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| The trail goes through woods
typical in this area and provides several nice views of the surrounding
mountains. The trail emerges on Forest Service road 74, directly opposite
Bear Pen Trail. |
Directions:
From Burnsville, North Carolina go east on US 19E for .5 mile and turn
right at the gas station onto NC 197. Stay on this road through Pensacola
and Cane River Gap to Barnardsville (stay on NC 197 for about 25 miles). The
road is paved, changes to gravel, and is paved again. Turn left at the
intersection of NC 197 and NC 2173 (Dillingham Rd) and follow this road,
which become gravel. It will become Forest Service Road 74. Follow this
gravel road for .4 mile to a road on the right. This road has a bulletin
board visible from FR 74. Follow this road for .6 mile to a pull off on the
right. The trail is about 50 feet up the road on the left. |
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