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Trailhead: Turkeypen Trail Head Trail Finish: Turkeypen Trail Head Blaze Color: Orange Hiking Distance: 5 miles Difficulty: Difficult Time Allowance: 3 hours 30 minutes Elevation Change: 1330 ft. USGS Map: Pisgah Forest |
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Trail Description: The trail head is located on Turkeypen Road off Hwy 280 near the Henderson County and Transylvania County line. Follow the gravel road to the parking area. Start on Turkey Pen Gap Trail, located between the horse trailer parking area and the car parking area. Steep climb over Sharpy Mtn. And through several saddles is Wagon Road Gap, trail on the right. Not marked but there is trail definetion that runs down from the saddle. At the bottom of the mountain turn right on S. Mills River. Go across the river on the swinging bridge, right turn after crossing. Hard right off the access road to cross another swinging bridge. Turn right after the swinging bridge. Follow this up the mountain and back to the parking area. |
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