North Carolina hiking trails - Shut-In Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, Buncombe County
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Latitude: 35.45722
Longitude: -82.665
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| | Shut-In Trail is not very near Asheville at all but what a great place for hiking it is. Hiking here in North Carolina is a must. But wait, there's more to do in the neighborhood of Shut-In Trail. If time allows, Blue Ridge Parkway is a national park worth checking out, and Rich Branch is one of the streams close by that might be worth checking out. Get wet paddling on Davidson River, and there's some flowing water nearby, Rocky Branch is a stream you can explore during your stay.
While staying at Shut-In Trail you could always discover Bent Creek |
Gap, and a glorious location to camp here at Shut-In Trail is Lake Powhatan Campground. There are many hiking trails in the Blue Ridge Mountains, there's no better way to enjoy these mountains.
Finally, hiking time is here again, and if you happen to be in Buncombe County of
| North Carolina, Shut-In Trail is a great local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. You'll truly wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable things in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A wooded neighborhood next to Shut-In Trail is Bent Creek Experimental Forest; there are plenty of people from Asheville here at Shut-In Trail. Lots of fun awaits you along this river. Whitewater paddling is great on Looking Glass Creek, and why not camp at Mountain Laurel Resort since you're here at Shut-In Trail.
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in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Shut-In Trail is a wet spot that gets a good deal of precipitation; March is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month of the year is October. Summertime at Shut-In Trail arrives with high temperatures in the 80's. When the night sets in
temperatures sink down into the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 40's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Shut-In Trail temperatures drop to the 20's.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Shut-In Trail. |
| | Trails Near Shut-In Trail:
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Side Hill Trail, Buncombe County
, 3 miles away |
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Laurel Mountain Trail, Henderson County
, 4 miles away |
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Pilot Rock Trail, Transylvania County
, 6 miles away |
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Mullinax Trail, Transylvania County
, 6 miles away |
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Thompson Ridge Trail, Transylvania County
, 7 miles away |
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Buck Spring Trail, Transylvania County
, 8 miles away |
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Black Mountain Trail, Transylvania County
, 9 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Shut-In Trail:
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Looking Glass Creek, Transylvania County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III-IV(V+) - 5 miles long (Along Highway 278) |
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Davidson River, Transylvania County
County
, 11 miles away, Class I-II - 5 miles long (FS Road 475 to Sycamore Flats) |
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Pigeon River - Big East Fork, Haywood County
County
, 11 miles away, Class III-V - 2.7 miles long (3800 foot countour line to US Route 276 Bridge) |
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Pigeon River - East Fork, Haywood County
County
, 13 miles away, Class II-III - 8.7 miles long (Route 1887 Bridge to North Carolina Route 110 Bridge) |
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French Broad River, Transylvania/ Henderson/ Buncombe/ Madison County
County
, 13 miles away, Class I-III - 6.5 miles long (North Carolina Route 251 to Route 1634) |
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| | Hotels Near Shut-In Trail:
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Lotus Lodge, Candler
, 5 miles away |
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Red Roof Inn, Candler
, 5 miles away |
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Nakon Motel, Candler
, 5 miles away |
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Days Inn, Enka
, 5 miles away |
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Comfort Suites Asheville, Asheville
, 6 miles away |
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