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Cherokee County North Carolina Hiking Trails
Neighboring County
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The Far Bald Springs Trail, which is a
Clay County
North Carolina Hiking Trail , is an easy drive from Murphy, in Cherokee
County.
Far Bald Springs
Trail
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Clay County, North Carolina
Length: 1.9 miles
Rating: Easy/Moderate
This
large remote basin is outlined by a horseshoe-shaped rim of densely forested
mountains rising to over 5000 feet. Fires Creek drains the basin and the
5240 foot Tusquitee Bald crowns its rugged steep terrain. Most trails
connect to the Rim Trail, which follows the ridgeline around the basin. Some
Rim Trail sections are for hiking only.
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Directions:
The
area is about 10 miles east of Murphy, off US 64. Turn left onto SR 1301; at
river crossing, turn right onto SR 1300 and follow it to SR 1344. Turn left
and proceed to FR 340, Fires Creek Road, at the national forest boundary.
Parking for horse trailers is available at the hunters camp on the left past
the boundary and at roadside pull offs along FR 340. Additional parking is
available across from the Bristol Horse Camp.
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