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DuPont State Forest road and trail closings

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
As of March 6th, many of the roads and trails in DuPont State Forest near Hendersonville will be closed and will not reopen to the public until weather conditions improve and debris downed during recent ice storms can be removed.

Wet and cold weather this winter has damaged trails and delayed cleanup of debris on roads and trails in the 10,400-acre state forest in the Little River valley between Hendersonville and Brevard.

David Brown, DuPont State Forest supervisor, has ordered that some of the 80 miles of roads and trails be closed until conditions improve. All forest visitors are asked to abide by the posted trail closures. The roads and trails in DuPont State Forest, which is managed by the N.C. Division of Forest Resources, are shared by hikers, mountain bikers and equestrian users.

Many trails that are not closed also have debris on them. For that reason, people are warned to use those trails at their own risk.

The list of trail closures list will be updated on a weekly basis at the DuPont State Forest website.

To see the current list, please click here.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, hiking gear store, and more.

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DuPont State Forest Waterfalls hike

Monday, February 1st, 2010
The Asheville Citizen-Times Adventure of the Week for this weekend will be a hike to several waterfalls in DuPont State Forest.

This Saturday, February 6, at 9 a.m., the Asheville Hiking Meetup Group will meet at the Ingles supermarket on Long Shoals Road in Arden to carpool to the state forest on the Henderson-Transylvania county line.

Rabin Aryal will lead this hike which will visit four waterfalls in DuPont State Forest, starting at the Hooker Falls parking area. The 8-mile hike is rated as easy to moderate and will take about four hours to complete. The hike is free and open to the public.

"It's a waterfalls hike, so this is a great time to look at them and get some good photographs,” said Aryal, who is an amateur photographer always in search of spectacular nature scenes. Recently, he took a hike to Twin Falls in Pisgah National Forest and was surprised to find the falls completely frozen, making for great pictures.

“These might be frozen, you never know,” he said.

Aryal recommends hikers dress in lots of layers and bring plenty of food and water, and pay attention to the weather forecast.

The hike will start at Hooker Falls, then head to Triple Falls and High Falls. The group will then take a lunch break at Reflection Pond, and then hike out to Bridal Veil Falls. Aryal said there are some steep sections, but none of the trails are technical. However, you should wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for icy patches.

Directions: Meet at Ingles to carpool, or if heading out on your own from Asheville, take Interstate 26 east to the Asheville Airport Exit 40. Head west (right) on N.C. 280 toward Brevard for 16 miles. Turn left on U.S. 64 East and drive 3.7 miles. Turn right on Crab Creek Road. Drive 4.3 miles and turn right on DuPont Road, which turns into Staton Road. At the bottom of a long hill is a bridge over the Little River. The parking area is on the right just before the bridge.

For more information you can e-mail Aryal at aryalrabin@gmail.com or visit www.meetup.com/asheville-hiking. For more information on DuPont State Forest, please click here.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.

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New map for Western North Carolina waterfalls

Friday, October 16th, 2009
Waterfalls of North Carolina is the very first map available that features over 300 waterfalls in the western North Carolina region. To create the map, photographer Kevin Adams partnered with Larry Odoski of Outdoor Paths Publishing and two of the best cartographers in the business, Jack Mohr and Pete Kennedy. The four of them devoted more than a year of painstaking work to complete this comprehensive source of information.

The falls are color coded and rated: Blue for higher beauty rating and ease of access or Red for lower beauty rating and more difficult access. On the back is a chart with detailed information and directions to 128 falls.

Features of the Waterfalls of North Carolina Map:
* Map measures approximately 26 x 38 inches and folds to 4 x 9 inches
* Printed on waterproof and tearproof paper
* Includes 301 waterfalls
* Detailed information for 128 falls
* 44 waterfall photographs
* GPS coordinates for the waterfalls and the waterfall trailheads

Detailed inset maps for:
* Looking Glass Rock region of Pisgah National Forest
* Wilson Creek Region of Pisgah National Forest
* Standing Indian region of Nantahala National Forest
* Snowbird Creek region of Nantahala National Forest
* DuPont State Forest
* Lake Jocassee Gorges region
* Great Smoky Mountains National Park (including falls on the Tennessee side of the Smokies)

You can purchase the map through Amazon by clicking here.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, hiking gear store, and more.

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