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Uwharrie National Forest Trails

Asheboro North Carolina Hikes

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Uwharrie National Forest Trails - Asheboro North Carolina Hikes

Uwharrie National Forest is an increasingly attractive “best kept secret” where state-designated Scenic Byways meander through the undulating remains of North America’s oldest mountain range. The state’s smallest and only Piedmont national forest sprawls for nearly 50,000 acres over rolling ridges between the Pee Dee River and Badin Lake and the towns of Asheboro and Troy. Descriptions of the following trails are included: Densons Creek Nature Trail; Badin Lake Trail; Birkhead Mountain Trail, Hannahs Creek Trail, Robbins Branch Trail and theThornburg connector trail in the Birkhead Moutains Wilderness; Uwharrie Trail, Dutchman's Creek Trail, Wood Run Trail, Keyauwee Trail and the Supertree mountain bike trail in the Uwharrie and Dutchman's Creek area.

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Trail Statistics & Information

Activity Type: Hiking
Nearby City: Asheboro
Length: 66.5 total miles
Elevation Gain: 3,184 feet
Trail Type: Many options
Skill Level: Easy to Strenuous
Other Uses: ADA
Local Contacts: Uwharrie National Forest
Local Maps: USGS Eleazer, Farmer, Troy, Morrow Mountain and Lovejoy
Topo Map: Uwharrie National Forest Trails Topographic Map
Guide Book: Hiking North Carolina Guide Book
Driving Directions: View Guide
Trail Directions: View Guide
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Recent Trail Reviews

MikeBrenda Rating:
Date of Trip: 10/10/2009
0 Props
We hiked the 7 mile loop - "Birkhead Mountains Wilderness" - described in t…
joe Rating:
Date of Trip: 8/21/2007
+1 Props
Uwharrie is a way to experience wilderness, wildlife and diverse plant life…

Weather Conditions

  1. This Afternoon
    Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

  2. Tonight
    Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.

  3. Sunday
    Cloudy. A chance of rain...mainly in the afternoon. Cooler with highs around 50. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

  4. Sunday Night
    Rain. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.

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Hiking North Carolina
Hiking North Carolina

by Randy Johnson (Falcon Publishing)

This newly revised and expanded edition of Hiking North Carolina describes nearly 500 routes from th…

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