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Buncombe County North Carolina
Horse Trails
Staire
Creek Trail
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Length: 1.2 miles
Rating: Strenuous
This trail is designed as a section for many possible
loop trails in this area.
Staire
Creek Trail is blazed in orange. Be sure to look for the huge
granite boulders that are scattered throughout the enfolding woods. The
trail ascends quite steeply in sections with some switchbacks. It follows
a ridge above Staire Brance. The trail goes through woods typical in this
area and provides several nice views of the surrounding mountains.
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Directions:
From Burnsville, North Carolina go east on US 19E for .5 mile and turn
right at the gas station onto NC 197. Stay on this road through Pensacola
and Cane River Gap to Barnardsville (stay on NC 197 for about 25 miles).
The road is paved, changes to gravel, and is paved again. Turn left at the
intersection of NC 197 and NC 2173 (Dillingham Rd) and follow this road,
which become gravel. It will become Forest Service Road 74. Follow this
gravel road for .4 mile to a road on the right. This road has a bulletin
board visible from FR 74. Follow this road for .6 mile to a pull off on
the right. The trail is about 50 feet up the road on the left. |
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