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Haywood County North Carolina Hiking Trails
Graveyard
Fields Trail
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Length: 3.2 miles
Rating: Easy
This is a popular
family hike because of its beauty and ease. This is a moderate climb of
almost a mile to the base of an impressive waterfalls.
A
map at the parking area shows the Graveyard Fields trail system. The set
of steps to the right of the map is the start of the trail. After crossing
the bridge, the main trail goes left and upstream. A 0.25-mile trail to
the right will take you to the bottom of the Lower Falls, which is a
moderate descent. Rocks around waterfalls are very slippery.
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The main trail will take you through
open, grassy areas, and past nice pools for wading on a hot summer day.
Blueberries are abundant in the fall. After one mile, you will see the
trail to the Upper Falls. The main trail crosses the Yellow stone Prong
and returns to the parking lot.
Directions:
This
trail begins at the Graveyard Fields Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
From the U.S. Highway 276 junction with the parkway, turn left, or south
on the Parkway and continue to milepost 418.8 (about 6 miles).
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