North Carolina hiking trails - Thorn Mountain Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, Macon County
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Latitude: 35.13139
Longitude: -83.60361
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| | There are many hiking trails in the Blue Ridge Mountains where you can truly take in all the beauty of these mountains. With so many outdoors activities available in North Carolina you'll never get bored. Thorn Mountain Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, Nelson's Nantahala Hideaway is a good local campground.
Through the summer, highs typically are in the 80's at Thorn Mountain Trail. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's with temperatures |
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at Thorn Mountain Trail dipping down into the 20's during winter nights. Roaring Fork is a splendid place to have a look at, and a delightful place nearby is Big Oak Gap. And if that's not enough there's a load more entertaining things to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Factory
| Branch is a great local stream, and there's whitewater on Nantahala River for all you adrenaline junkies.
Put on your hiking shoes and hit the trail, Thorn Mountain Trail in Macon County, North Carolina is a great place to go. Camping at Deep Gap Primitive Campground is always a perfect experience; whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Nantahala River. Because Thorn Mountain Trail is very far from civilization it is one of many great trails in this area.
Thorn Mountain Trail typically gets a lot of rain; March is when you get the most rain here, and October is the month with the least moisture. | |
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| These outdoors activities are available near Thorn Mountain Trail. |
| | Trails Near Thorn Mountain Trail:
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Rufus Morgan Trail, Macon County
, 4 miles away |
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Rartram Trail, Macon County
, 5 miles away |
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Hurricane Creek Trail, Macon County
, 9 miles away |
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Wesser Creek Trail, Swain County
, 9 miles away |
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CHoga Trail, Cherokee County
, 10 miles away |
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Stewart Trail, Macon County
, 12 miles away |
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Gage Trail, Macon County
, 12 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Thorn Mountain Trail:
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Nantahala River, Macon/Clay County
County
, 0 miles away, Class I-II+(III) - 12.74 miles long (Highway 64 to Nantahala Lake) |
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Nantahala River, Macon County
County
, 5 miles away, Class II(III) - 4 miles long (Kimsey Creek to US 64) |
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Whiteoak Creek, Macon County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 2 miles long (Above Nantahala Cascades) |
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Nantahala River, Macon County
County
, 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 0.7 miles long (FS Road 327 to 1310 Bridge) |
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Nantahala River, Macon/Swain County
County
, 8 miles away, Class III - 3.2 miles long (Route 1310 Bridge to Highway 19) |
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| | Hotels Near Thorn Mountain Trail:
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Nantahala Cabins, Bryson City
, 13 miles away |
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Ridges Resort & Club, Hiawassee
, 14 miles away |
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Carolina Motel, Franklin
, 14 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Hiawassee, Ga, Hiawassee
, 15 miles away |
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Ramada Inn Lake Chatuge Lodge Hiawasee, Hiawassee
, 15 miles away |
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