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Clay County North Carolina Horse Trails
Leatherwood
Loop Trail
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| Located within the Nantahala
National Forest, the 3.5 mile Leatherwood Loop Trail is rated
Moderate.
Beginning
at Fires Creek Picnic area, Leatherwood Loop Trail follows
Leatherwood Branch up to the ridge top where it connects to the Rim
Trail and loops back to Fires Creek Picnic Area.
Directions:
The area is about 10 miles east of Murphy North Carolina, off US 64. Turn left
onto SR 1301; at river crossing, turn right onto SR 1300 and follow
it to SR 1344.
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Turn left and proceed to FR 340, Fires Creek Road, at the
national forest boundary. Parking for horse trailers is available at
the hunters camp on the left past the boundary and at roadside
pulloffs along FR 340. Additional parking is available across from
the Bristol Horse Camp.
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