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Length: 32.0 miles
Rating: Strenuous
The Standing Indian
basin is a horseshoe-shaped drainage formed by the Nantahala and Blue
Ridge Mountains with several Peaks over 5,000 feet high. A network of
trails leads to waterfalls and mountain peaks.
Pickens Nose Trail
(0.7 mile) climbs through mature oak forest to a promontory on Brushy
Ridge. Waslik Poplar Trail (0.6 mile) leads to the Nation's second largest
yellow-poplar tree.
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The Appalachian Trail (AT) crosses the mountain peaks
for 32 miles through this area, and the trail passes in and out of the
Southern Nantahala Wilderness. You can use the AT to complete trail loops.
Over 16 miles of orange-blazed trail are open to horses.
The trailhead is signed to show the designated users. Primitive camping
for horses is available at Hurricane Creek
beyond Standing Indian Campground, a developed campground with showers,
flush toilets, and picnicking.
Directions:
From Franklin, take U.S. 64W for 9 miles. Turn left on old 64 for 2 miles.
Turn right on FR 67 (gravel) toward Standing Indian Campground. There are
several trailheads.
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