Twin Falls
Pisgah National Park
08-15-10
Directions:
From our 1:30 p.m. departure point at the University Square Shopping Center on US 276
in Greenville, take US 276 north to Travelers Rest then bear right and travel north on US
25 through Travelers Rest to Flat Rock, NC: Exit 5. Turn left on Greenville Hwy to Flat
Rock. In downtown Flat Rock, turn left on Little River Rd passing the Carl Sandburg
home. After four miles, turn left on Crab Creek Rd and continue for another eleven miles
to NC Hwy 64. Turn left on NC 64 for three miles to Brevard, NC. Continue straight at
the signal light on US Hwy 276 and enter the Pisgah National Park. Continue for about
two miles to the Ranger Station where we will stop for a restroom break. Depart the
Ranger Station by taking a right on US 276 for ½ mile then right on gravel road 477.
Continue on Rd 477 for 1.6 miles until reaching the Horse Stables. Park at the stables as
the road is blocked for vehicle travel beyond this point.
Hike Description: (Rd 477 is washed out)
From the Horse Stables, we will walk about .7 miles up Rd 477 and pick up the trail head
on the right. The trail follows a river all the way to the falls. Over the course of about
two miles, we will cross the river on about a dozen foot bridges. The trail flows through
a beautiful forest of Popular and Hemlock trees under pinned with ferns in season. While
this hike is an “in and out”, we will follow a different trail in sections on the return trip
back to the parking lot.
Hike: 6.4 miles; 2 hours, 30 minutes; EG 400 ft.; R: MS
Round Trip – 103 miles, arrive back in Greenville about 7:00 p.m.
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Joe Hayden – Hike Leader
Timothy Martin
Susie Thompson
Jane Pressly
Charley Sisney
Jeff