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Cherokee County North Carolina Hiking Trails
Neighboring County
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The Rockhouse Creek Trail, which is a Clay County
North Carolina Hiking Trail, is an easy drive from Murphy, in Cherokee
County.
Rockhouse Creek Trail
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Clay County, North Carolina
Length: 2.3 miles
Rating: Strenuous
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:
Travel about 10 miles east of Murphy, on 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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