Upper HNG Trailhead

Little Bearwallow Falls Rattlesnake Knob

BlueBlue Ridge Ridge Pastures Pastures Bearwallow Mountain Wildcat Rock Emergency Services Property Trail Name Blaze Mileage Welcome to the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge Trail System! Parking Area The Upper HNG Trail System is a budding network of footpaths that will one-day form a continuous 20-mile loop, Bearwallow Mountain Trail White 1.0 Conserving Carolina connecting forever-protected natural lands while traversing the rim of the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge around the community of Gerton. To-date, segments make up nearly 12 miles of trails across lands protected by Florence N.P. Access Trail Yellow 0.7 Point of Interest Conserving Carolina including Bearwallow Mountain, Florence Nature Preserve, and Wildcat Rock. These trails Henderson County Florence N.P. Interior Trails Many 4.0 reach towering waterfalls, panoramic vistas from rock outcrops, spectacular displays of wildflowers, pristine Parks & Recreation Trailhead mountain streams, scenic grassy balds, and cliffs that host rock and ice climbing. Trombatore Trail Red 2.4 The Upper HNG Trail system is part of the planned Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail network which in the future Information Kiosk will span the length of the Gorge and link to , Weed Patch Mountain Trail and Buffalo Wildcat Rock Trail Orange 2.8 SAHC Conserved Lands Creek Park, and circumnavigate Lake Lure via the development of 130+ miles of trails. Rock Climbing Area Conserving Carolina is dedicated to protecting and stewarding land and water resources vital to our natural Future Trail Connection heritage and quality of life and to fostering appreciation and understanding of the natural world. Since 1989, it has Township forever protected more than 45,000 acres of natural lands among the Hickory Nut Gorge, Blue Ridge Escarpment, Secure Pets on Leash No Bicycles No Campfires Trail colors on map correspond and Valley in western . Conserving Carolina is leading the development of to blaze color 0 0.125 0.25 sustainable recreational trails in the Hickory Nut Gorge, having created more than 20 miles of trails to-date. No Gathering Plants No Horses No Camping Mile

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