Return to all horse trail riding in North Carolina
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8
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100
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Rigorous
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Fires Creek Area -- Nantahala National Forest
Hundreds of miles of trails, marked trails with blazes on trees
Rim trail 25+ miles
Year round trail riding at its best
Leatherwood Falls
Trout fishing
Vast expanses of mountain laurel and rhododendron
Bristol Fields primitive horse camp
This large remote basin is outlined by a horseshoe-shaped rim of densely forested mountains rising to over 5,000 feet. Fires Creek drains the basin and the 5240 foot Tusquitee Bald crowns its rugged steep terrain. Trails combine with roads to offer a variety of riding opportunities. Most trails connect to the Rim Trail, which follows the ridgeline around the basin. Horse trails are marked with blue blazes. Access from NC 64W
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| Best Time to Visit |
Year round trail riding at its best |
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| Campground |
Overnight Stables/ Lodging & Awesome Mountain Trail Riding Vacations -- Facilities: 12X12 matted stalls, grass paddocks with trees, corral pens, wash, round pen, open riding arena, on-site trails, stocks, trailer parking & hook-ups, dump site, big rigs & pets welcome. Trailer service to trail heads & guided rides reasonably priced. Owner operated on a private cattle ranch. Level sites, 15-30 amps on gravel surrounding barn. Safe & clean, with hay, grain & extra bedding available. Negative coggins. Barn Loft Apartment & Cottage has 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, sleeps 8, single-level, spacious & clean. |
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| Cabin, Water, Elect, Dump |
Stall, Pasture |
Walnut Hollow Ranch Trail Vacation Stables
828-389-8931
info@walnuthollowranch.com
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Charlie & Barbara Kissling
1226 Carter Cove Road
Hayesville, NC 28904
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| Directions |
Located 1 mile off US Hwy 64 in the beautiful Nantahala Mountains area of the Great Smokies in Western NC. 2 hours from Asheville, Atlanta or Chattanooga. Minutes away from miles of trail riding at its best at Fires Creek, Tusquitee Mt. or Standing Indian Basin. 5 minutes from town and tourist areas, great horse vacation area with many local activities & attractions.
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| This information was provided by flowerscape192 on 4/20/2008 5:52:37 AM |
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