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US19/US23 Clyde Maggie Valley Canton SR3446Buncombe County Open Space / SR3439 US19BYP/US23BYPNC Department of Transportation Mitigation Site SR3437 SR3449 Legend SR3452 North Slope Blue Ridge Parkway US Highways Curtis Creek SR3442 State Roads FS Roads- Open, Open Seasonal Uninc. FS Trails EBCI Tribal Land Mountain Research Station Conservation Easement SR3468 SR110 BUNCOMBE State or Local Gov OwnershipWaynesville 5006 Wild & Scenic Rivers Scenic Byways SR3465 SR151 SR3464 US276 479 NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program Easement NC Agriculture Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund Easement SR215 State Route 215 Forest Heritage Scenic Byway SR1100 Conservation Trust of North Carolina Preserve SR1103 SR1104 HAYWOOD WASH CREEK ROADSIDE CAMPSITES SR1888 WASH CREEK HORSE CAMP 5000 SR1889 SR1101 North Slope HENDERSONVILLE RD ROADSIDE CAMPSITES 142 SR1887 Cold Mountain NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund Easement Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Easement Conservation Trust of North Carolina Easement Cold Mountain Game Land Cold Mountain Game Land DNP US Route 276 Forest Heritage Scenic Byway HENDERSON SR100 YELLOW GAP ROADSIDE CAMPSITES Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Easement SR1129 NC Forest Service Easement 264 Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Easement SUNBURST CAMPGROUND 258 476 WATAUGA Pisgah Ledge WOLF FORD HORSE CAMP Richland Balsam Cradle of Forestry in America 97 Shining Rock AVERY MITCHELL 1206 256 Richland Balsam Mountain Preserve CALDWELL Blue Ridge Parkway State Route 215 Forest Heritage Scenic Byway YANCEY MADISON 4668 BURKE MCDOWELL BUNCOMBE 160 HAYWOOD 812 SWAIN GRAHAM HENDERSON JACKSON SR1737 TRANSYLVANIA 4666 CHEROKEE MACON HEADWATERS ROADSIDE CAMPSITES CLAY State Route 215 Forest Heritage Scenic Byway 477 TRANSYLVANIA 4669 JACKSON Black Balsam Knob MOUNTAINS TO SEA TRAIL 297 4669A 4666 816 Great Balsam 4666A 4665 475B 787 NorthNorth SlopeSlope Roy Taylor Forest Devils Courthouse NantahalaNantahala && PisgahPisgah NationalNational ForestsForests 225 GeographicGeographic AreaArea 1:30,000 **Disclaimer: Best available data s of 5/2017. Data acquired from various sources and accuracies and subject to change. The desired conditions, goals, and objectives connected to Forest Service geographic and 0 0.75 1.5 3 Miles SR280 LandLand && ResourceResource ManagementManagement PlanPlan RevisionRevision management areas only apply to National Forest System Lands.** SR1755 05/22/2017 4663 4663 NCCGIA.

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Shining Rock and Grassy Cove Top Hike
Old Butt Knob Trail and Shining Creek Trail Loop - Shining Rock Wilderness, Pisgah National Forest, NC Length Difficulty Streams Views Solitude Camping 11.9 mls Hiking Time: 8 hours with 2 hours of breaks Elev. Gain: 3,410 ft Parking: Park at the Big East Fork Trailhead on U.S. 276. 35.36583, -82.81786 By Trail Contributor: Zach Robbins The Old Butt Knob Trail and Shining Creek Trail loop is a classic introduction to the Shining Rock Wilderness Area of North Carolina. Beginning at the Big East Fork Trailhead on U.S. 276, both trails climb from 3,384 feet to meet the Art Loeb Trail above 5,800 feet at Shining Rock Gap. Despite the relatively short length of this loop (9.4 miles including Shining Rock), this is a difficult day hike for hikers of all abilities. The Old Butt Knob Trail climbs over 1,400 feet in the first mile, and the Shining Creek Trail is incredibly rocky and steep over its last mile. Despite the hardship, this is an excellent backpacking loop with outstanding campsites and even better views. The Old Butt Knob Trail features multiple views from southern-facing rock outcrops, and the views from Shining Rock and Grassy Cove Top are some of the highlights of the wilderness. Even though this is a wilderness area, this is in close proximity to Asheville and is popular with weekend backpackers. Try to start early if you want to camp at Shining Rock Gap, which is one of the best campsites in the region and is also the crossroads for 4 trails within the wilderness.
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Blue Ridge Parkway Facilities for Swimming Are Available in Nearby U.S
blue ridge parkway Facilities for swimming are available in nearby U.S. Forest Service recreation areas, State parks, and blue ridge north Carolina mountain resorts. The lakes and ponds along the parkway are for fishing and scenic beauty; they are parkway Virginia not suitable for swimming. Boats without motor or sail are permitted on Price Lake, but boats are not permitted on any other Blue Ridge Parkway, a unit of the National Park parkway waters. System, extends 469 miles through the southern Ap palachians, past vistas of quiet natural beauty and Help protect the parkway. This is your parkway. rural landscapes lightly shaped by the activities of Help us in protecting it. Leave shrubs and wild- man. Designed especially for motor recreation, the flowers for others to enjoy. Drive carefully. Speed parkway provides quiet, leisurely travel, free from SUMMIT OF SHARP TOP, PEAKS OF OTTER LOOKING GLASS ROCK, MILE 417 THE FENCES, GROUNDHOG MOUNTAIN, MILE 188.8 HIGHLAND MEADOWS, DOUGHTON PARK MILE HIGH OVERLOOK , MILE 458.2 PURGATORY MOUNTAIN, MILE 92.2 limit is 45 miles per hour. Report any accident to commercial development and congestion of high-speed Fishing. Streams and lakes along the parkway are a park ranger. Vehicles being used commercially highways. No ordinary road, it follows mountain written on the face of this land where crops and talks, museum and roadside exhibits, and other Autumn brings color in late September when dog Visitor-use areas are marked by this Rocky Knob and Mount Pisgah campgrounds. Each emblem. In them may be located picnic primarily trout waters.
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Hiking Students in the Parks & Recreation Management Major Have Produced This Guide
Parks & Recreation Management Hiking Students in the Parks & Recreation Management major have produced this guide. For more information about the PRM program contact us at: Where Whee Play 828.227.7310 or visit our website at: wcu.edu/9094.asp Base Camp Cullowhee Not ready to explore on your own? Or would like to try a new outdoor adventure? Need to rent outdoor gear for your next adventure? WCU’s Base Camp Cullowhee (BCC) provides an array of outdoor program services, which include recreation trips, outdoor gear rental, and experiential education services. Contact BCC at 828.227-3633 or visit their website: www.wcu.edu/8984.asp Authors: Brian Howley Robert Owens Brett Atwell Milas Dyer “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” - John Muir 8 Local Trails with Details & Directions Hiking Tips for a Successful Trip Leave No Trace Ethics Cullowhee Adventure Guide Produced by: PRM 434: High Adventure Travel Spring 2011 Western Carolina University is a University of North Carolina campus and an Equal Opportunity Institution. 150 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $85.50 or $0.57 each. Office of Creative Services: November 2011 11-512 WATERROCK KNOB Difficulty: Moderate-Hard Trail Time: 1Hr (2.4 miles) Travel Time From WCU: Approximately 40 minutes Directions to trailhead: Turn right on NC 107 go 5.1 miles, turn right at US-23 go 1.4 miles, take ramp onto US-23 go 9.0 miles, turn left toward Blue Ridge Parkway go 0.5 mi, turn right onto Blue Ridge Parkway, go 7.2 miles to Waterrock Knob.
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Pisgah District Trails
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Blue Ridge Parkway Long-Range Interpretive Plan Was Approved by Your Memorandum, Undated
6o/%. .G3/ . B LU E R IDG E PAR KWAY r . v BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE . ;HNICAL INFOR1uA1-!ON CENTER `VFR SERVICE CENTER Z*'K PARK SERVICE 2^/ C^QZ003 United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Harpers Ferry Center P.O. Box 50 IN REPLY REFER TO: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425-0050 K1817(HFC-IP) BLRI 'JAN 3 0 2003 Memorandum To: Superintendent, Blue Ridge Parkway From: Associate Manager, Interpretive Planning, Harpers Ferry Center Subject: Distribution of Approved Long-Range Interpretive Plan for Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway Long-Range Interpretive Plan was approved by your memorandum, undated. All changes noted in the memorandum have been incorporated in this final document. Twenty bound copies are being sent to you with this memorandum, along with one unbound copy for your use in making additional copies as needed in the future. We have certainly appreciated the fine cooperation and help of your staff on this project. Enclosure (21) Copy to: Patty Lockamy, Chief of Interpretation bcc: HFC-Files HFC-Dailies HFC - Keith Morgan (5) HFC - Sam Vaughn HFC - Dixie Shackelford Corky Mayo, WASO HFC - John Demer HFC- Ben Miller HFC - Anne Tubiolo HFC-Library DSC-Technical Information Center K.Morgan/lmt/1-29-03 0 • LONG-RANGE INTERPRETIVE PLAN BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY 2002 prepared by Department of the Interior National Park Service Blue Ridge Parkway Branch of Interpretation Harpers Ferry Center Interpretive Planning 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS M INTRODUCTION ..........................................1 BACKGROUND FOR PLANNING ...........................3 PARKWAY PURPOSE .......................................4 RESOURCE SIGNIFICANCE ................................5 THEMES ..................................................9 0 MISSION GOALS .........................................
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Fryingpan Mountain Hike
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Mountains and Meadowlands Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
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New Species and Subspecies of the Trechus {Microtrechus) Nebulosus- Group from the Southern Appalachians (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae)
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Backpacking Adventure 7-DAY
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