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Additional Trails to Consider (Mississippi)



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Additional Trails to Consider (Mississippi)


Summary: The following Mississippi trails and their descriptions were gathered from GORP’s website. A more complete list of trails is located at http://gorp.away.com/gorp/trailfinder/search_results.tcl?stateid=26 this link. This link http://www.localhikes.com/Default.asp gives detailed information on trails located by metropolitan areas.

Chata Trail

Highlights: This three-mile trail winds around and across ridges and hardwood bottomlands, providing occasional views of Choctaw Lake.

Trail: 3 miles

Witch Dance Horse Trail

Highlights: One of the most popular horse trails in Mississippi

Trail: 18 miles

Black Creek

Highlights: A nice weeklong trip!

Trail: 40.5 miles

Clear Springs Trail, Homochitto National Forest

Highlights: This hilly trail offers a variety of scenery for both hikers and bikers.

Trail: 12 miles

Shockaloe Trail, Bienville National Forest

Highlights: This 23 mile trail, open to both hikers and horses, meanders through the Bienville National Forest.

Trail: 23 miles

Longleaf Trail

Highlights: Multiple-use trails. The trail is great for cycling. Good paved surface. Nice restrooms and water. Small towns are along the route for refreshments.

Trail: 39 miles

Clark Creek

Highlights: 50 plus waterfalls ranging in 10 to 30 feet...

Trail: 17.8 miles

Tuxachanie, Desoto National Forest

Highlights: Very easy trail with little or no change in elevation and plenty of break areas to enter/exit trail through out.

Trail: 19 miles

Additional Trails to Consider (North Carolina)



Summary: Due to the vibrant colors, North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest is rated as one of the top ten Fall forest in the United States. North Carolina also has Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, which is rated, as one of the top ten ancient forest of the United States. Some yellow poplars in this forest stand 100 feet tall and are 20 feet in circumference. The forest floor is open, and if you go in spring you'll be treated to a buoyant display of wildflowers.39
The following North Carolina trails and their descriptions were gathered from GORP’s website. A more complete list of 177 trails is located at http://gorp.away.com/gorp/trailfinder/search_results.tcl?stateid=28 this link. This link http://www.localhikes.com/Default.asp gives detailed information on trails located by metropolitan areas.
Art Loeb Trail (Section 3), Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: The first half of this portion of the Art Loeb Trail is perhaps the most spectacular. Black Balsam and Tennant Mountains both exceed 6,000 feet in elevation. Grass balds provide outstanding views during clear weather, but at this high elevation you can expect cold, rainy weather all year.

Trail: 3.29 miles

Art Loeb Spur, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: This is a short but steep trail that climbs 160 feet in elevation in the course of 0.6 mile. On a clear day, the climb is certainly worth the effort with views of up to 70 miles distant.

Trail: 6 miles

Farlow Gap Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: You will cross several streams and three separate ridges, so you will move from a forest of cove hardwoods such as yellow poplar and red oak to a upland hardwood forest of oak, black gum and red maple. Waterfalls, cascades and an old mica mine are points of interest. You will also see old log bridges and a railroad trestle, which remind us of the rich history of this area.

Trail: 3.1 miles

Mountains-To-Sea Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: This is a strenuous trail, and after all of the ups and downs you will have climbed over 20,000 feet in elevation! The trail enters the Pisgah District at Haywood Gap on the Blue Ridge Parkway and leaves at the French Broad River. You will pass through just about every ecosystem found in the southern Appalachian Mountains from high-elevation grass balds to cove hardwoods forests, and from mountain ridges to thickets of rhododendron.

Trail: 57.60 miles
Turkey Pen Gap Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: This is one of the most challenging trails on the Pisgah District, but is

also one of the most pristine. Be prepared to cover a series of steep ascents and descents along the entire length of the trail. The trail follows the top of a ridge and affords scenic views into the South Mills River valley.

Trail: 5.5 miles



Chinquapin Mountain, Nantahala National Forest

Highlights: The trail continues along a tributary, crossing it several times on rocks and logs. This can be wet and slippery. On the ridgeline at the top (approximate elevation 4100 feet) there are three overlooks with views of Blue Valley.

Trail: 3.5 miles

Foothills, Nantahala National Forest

Highlights: Whitewater Falls has a drop of 411 feet, the highest mayor waterfall east of the Rockies. The trail goes up to an elevation of 3200 and then follows a ridgeline to the NC-SC border.

Miles: 2.5

Yellow Mountain Trail, Nantahala National Forest

Highlights: With an elevation of 5127 feet, Yellow Mountain is one of the highest mountains in the Highlands Ranger District. On top of Yellow Mountain is the fire tower, which was recognized as a National Historic Lookout in 1992. The 360-degree view from the top is spectacular.

Trail: 4.79 miles

Black Mountain Crest Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: This trail is renowned as the most rugged trail of the east. There are places where you have to use your hands to climb up certain steep sections, although no ropes are required.

Trail: 12 miles

Colbert Ridge Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: Along the way there are two prominent overlook points that provide some of the most spectacular views of the Black Mountain Range Crest and its South Toe Valley.

Trail: 3.89 miles

Lost Cove Ridge Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: This trail, blazed in white, follows a ridgeline to the Green Knob Lookout Tower at 5090 ft and provides amazing views of this beautiful mountainous region.

Trail: 3.29 miles

Mt. Mitchell Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: This trail leads to the peak of Mt. Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.

Trail: 5.7 miles

Douglas Falls Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: This trail leads to the impressive Douglas Falls and Cascade Falls.

Miles: 5.5

Shinbone Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Highlights: The trail flanks Shinbone Creek and provides views of the Unaka Mountains and the magnificent Nolichucky Gorge.

Trail: 8.5 miles


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