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Nantahala National Forest, the 3.5 mile Carver Gap to Fires Creek Picnic
Area is rated Easy, offers views of Lake Chatuge, and has an average hiking
time of 2 hours.
Carver Gap is located at an elevation of 2,996, while Fires Creek
Picnic Area is at 1,800.
Directions:
The area is about 10 miles east of Murphy North Carolina, off US
64. Turn left onto SR 1301; at river crossing, turn right onto SR
1300 and follow it to SR 1344.
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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
pulloffs along FR 340. Additional parking is available across from
the Bristol Horse Camp.
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