My daughter and her husband have just finished remodeling Apple Barn Cottage in Flat Rock. Apple Barn Cottage in Flat Rock In East Flat Rock, Hendersonville, NC 2 guests 1 bedroom 1 bed 1 bath Adorable apple barn home. Private one-bedroom, newly remodeled with office and all new kitchen. Quiet yard on level land. Apple…
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DuPont State Forest has 10,400 acres of forest, trails, and waterfalls in the Little River valley of Henderson and Transylvania counties. Explore 80 miles of roads and trails through Western North Carolina mountains. Open to the public for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Discover waterfalls and incredible views. Scenes in Last of the Mohicans…
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Holmes Educational State Forest is a 235 acre educational forest in Henderson County near Hendersonville in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a great place to hike or picnic. And you just might learn something. “Whether you’re looking for a strenuous hike, an educational stroll, a night under the stars, or just a picnic lunch…
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Jump Off Rock is a scenic overlook with three hiking trails. The drive is up a mountain through a forested historic community. Admission is free. There are no facilities. Jump Off Rock is a favorite place to watch the sun set. Jump Off Rock is at the top of Jump Off Mountain. It overlooks the…
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At mile marker 422.4, this hike is pretty steep, but is only a half a mile. You can see North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee from the top. This is one of our favorite hikes.
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The Blue Ridge Parkway begins in Virginia and ends at U.S. 441 near Cherokee in the in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It goes through Asheville and you can get on the Parkway in a lot of places around here. The closes entrance is only about fifteen minutes from the cabin. The speed limit is…
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Mount Pisgah is 5,721 feet high. It marks where Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania counties meet. You can see Mount Pisgah from everywhere around here. It is the mountain with the TV Tower on it. The hike to the top of the mountain is only a mile and a half each way. It starts out…
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The Art Loeb Trail by the Davidson River Campgrounds is a really nice walk. The whole Art Loeb Trail is really long, thirty miles. But, you don’t have to hike the whole thing. You can get on this trail at a number of places through the park. One end is at Davidson River Campground. The…
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We don’t fish, but we see people fishing around here all the time. Anyone over 16 years old must have a North Carolina Fishing License to fish. I looked this up. I don’t know a lot about this. Fishing in Pisgah National Forest Fishing is permitted everywhere in the Pisgah National Forest. The Davidson River…
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In the winter, water that seeps through the face of the rock freezes and reflects like a looking glass. This is a popular hike. You see rock climbers here, too. Climbing is only open here certain times of the year, so if you are coming here to climb, get better information than my website. Trails…
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