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Transylvania County North Carolina Hiking Trails
North
Slope Trail
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 Pets
must be restrained or on a leash at all times while in developed
recreation areas.
Length: 4.5 miles
Rating: Moderate
About 0.25 mile after leaving the campground area, the North
Slope Trail turns to
the left and climbs steadily uphill to the crest of North Slope Ridge. In
early June travelers will see a beautiful display of mountain laurel along
this section. Here the trail again turns left, but if you continue
straight ahead on the North Slope Connector, blazed yellow, you will climb
steeply to the Art Loeb
Trail.
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From this point the North Slope Trail
descends gradually on an old road before ending at the campground
amphitheater parking lot. Turn right onto the campground road and go 0.25
mile back to the Art Loeb Trailhead. This trail is open seasonally to
mountain bikes from October 15 through April.
Directions:
Turn onto the road to Davidson River campground, 0.25 miles south of
the Pisgah Ranger Station on U.S. Highway 276. Park in the Art Loeb
Trailhead parking lot. Cross the Davidson River bridge and follow the
Exercise Trail, which overlaps the North Slope as far as the English
Chapel. Mountain bikes must access the trail from the Riverside Loop in
the campground, where it leaves from beside a restroom.
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