The Trails

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The Appalachian Trail, also known as the AT, is the oldest long distance footpath trail in the United States. It is 2,175.6 miles long and goes from Springer Mountain, Georgia (elevation 3,728 feet) to Mount Katahdin, Maine (5,267 feet).

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The Bartram Trail is named for William Bartram (1739-1823), an American naturalist and explorer. The almost 100-mile yellow blazed Bartram Trail is almost the exact route Bartram himself traveled.

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Standing Indian Recreation Area is one of 9 recreational areas within the Wayah Ranger District of Franklin, NC, in the Nantahala National Forest.

Kimsey Creek Trail, located in the Standing Indian Campground area of Franklin, NC, is a popular and easy hike.

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Timber Ridge Trail ascends steeply on switchbacks through rhododendron, birch, ferns and cohosh.

John Wasilik Memorial Poplar Trail takes you to the second-largest poplar tree in the United States, named for an early ranger of the Forest Service.

Big Laurel Falls Trail is an easy 0.6 mile (one way) beautiful trail to a gorgeous waterfall.

Mooney Falls trail is 0.1 mile one way and is a steep downhill.

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Albert Mountain Fire Tower elevation is 5,280 feet and the panoramic views are spectacular.

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Pickens Nose has an elevation of 5,000 feet and its views of the Chattahoochee National Forest and the Betty Creek basin below (2,000) are spectacular.

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