Agile Trekker: Dupont State Forest scouting hike - Triple Falls, High Falls, Three Lakes

Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
11/29/2024	5.7 miles	3 hours	351'	2.1 mph	759.2 miles

Parking:

High Falls Visitor Center, Dupont

Map:

Pisgah Map Company Dupont

Directions:

Start at High Falls Loop Trail
At Y intersection, turn left on Triple Falls Trail
At the next intersection, turn left on Triple Falls Trail
At Triple Falls Steps sign, turn left.
View Triple Falls. Turn around.
Turn left on Triple Falls Trail
Turn left at sign for High Falls Loop Trail.
At unmarked intersection, follow main trail to right.
Turn left at sign for Base of High Falls.
View High Falls. Turn around.
Turn left at sign for Base of High Falls.
Turn left a T intersection, away from the picnic shelter.
Turn left onto Covered Bridge Trail.
Turn left onto Buck Forest Trail.
Go under bridge.
Turn right onto Conservation Road.
Turn left at sign for Three Lakes Trail (called Pitch Pine Trail on map).
Cross Joanna Road, staying on Three Lakes Trail.
Turn left at Y intersection for lake.
Continue next to the lake, rejoining the main trail on the left.
Turn left onto gravel road.
Pass lake and picnic shelter.
Pass Lake Alford.
Pass Lake Julia.
Turn right onto Conservation Road.
Turn left onto Buck Forest Road.

I'm leading a hike in Dupont for the Carolina Mountain Club. I looked up the trails ahead of time online, and it looked like everything was open. At the trailhead, there is a map showing all of the closed sections, and unfortunately, part of my route was closed. We came up with a new route, making it up a bit as we went.

Dupont tends to be crowded and today was no different. Luckily, we got a parking spot as someone was pulling out. I brought lots of cheese for Krumm, to reward him for passing by so many dogs. It was fun to visit Triple Falls and High Falls, but yes, the trails were very crowded. We continued to the Three Lakes Trail. This is a single-track trail, and we saw very few people on it. Neither of us had been on this trail and we both liked it a lot. It would be a fun place to take Krumm swimming in the summer. Actually, there is a dock on one of the lakes, so it might be good for people swimming as well.