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Saturday, February 28, 2026

NC - Dupont State Recreational Forest

Hiked since November 23, 2025:

  1. Fawn Lake Loop Trail
  2. Bridal Veil Falls Road
    • 0.6 miles, easy. Gravel trail, passes by a barn, leads to wooden overlook. Continue on to base of falls.
  3. Shelter Rock Trail
    • 0.6 miles, easy. Dirt trail.
  4. Holly Road
    • 1.3 miles, easy. Dirt trail even though it's called road. No people on it, because everyone parked at Hooker Falls is going to see the waterfalls. Ends at a paved road.
  5. Hooker Falls Trail
  6. Triple Falls Trail
    • 11/29/2025 Agile Trekker: Hooker Falls and Triple Falls, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    •  0.4 miles, moderate. Wide trail. Busy trail. Better on weekdays. Moore Cemetery is now fenced off with a do not enter sign. Triple Falls area not good for dog swimming due to cascades in the river. Can leave trail and hike on rocks to the base of the falls. Hike to the top of Triple Falls Trail to see all 3 falls.
  7. Jim Branch Trail
  8. Isaac Heath Trail 
  9. Wilkie Trail
    • 12/3/2025 Agile Trekker: Corn Mill Shoals west loop, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    • 1.6+ miles, moderate. This trail starts at paved Cascade Lake Road, continues on what was called the west half of the Micajah trail, continues on what was called the Buck Ridge Road Trail. There is a great picnic spot on a rock slab, that is shown as the west side of the Micajah Trail. Controlled burn inside the loop on November 13, 2025.
    • 12/27/2025 Agile Trekker: Wilkie Trail and Cannon Creek Falls, Dupont
    • 2.1 miles, moderate. The trail starts at Rich Mountain Road. Side trail to Cannon Creek Falls (too small for dog swimming). Nice rock outcrops. This section previously called Cannon Creek Trail and Buckhorn Creek Trail. Great place for a weekend when the rest of Dupont is crowded.
  10. Micajah Trail
  11.  Rock Quarry Road
    • 12/3/2025 Agile Trekker: Corn Mill Shoals west loop, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    • 1.3 miles, moderate. Pine tree corridor near paved road. Don't miss the short unnamed spur trail to the north to rocky cliffs. Where Rock Quarry Road leaves the loop, it gets rougher towards the park boundary. Purple rock at the park boundary. Controlled burn inside the loop on November 13, 2025.
  12. Hickory Mountain Road
    • 12/25/2025 Agile Trekker: Guion Farm Loop, Dupont
    • 0.9 miles, easy. Dirt road with tall pine trees. Near the north end is a picnic shelter next to a meadow. Nice place to sit and throw a dog toy for a few minutes.
  13. Hooker Creek Trail
    • 12/25/2025 Agile Trekker: Guion Farm Loop, Dupont
    • 1.1+ miles, moderate. Part of former White Pine Road trail has been added to Hooker Creek Trail. Trail splits into two one-way sections. We took the route in the woods. No signs of Hooker Creek from our re-route.
  14. Boundary Trail
    • 12/25/2025 Agile Trekker: Guion Farm Loop, Dupont
    • 0.3 miles, easy. Short half loop. Gaia shows one end as Guion Trail, but both sides where it hits Hickory Mountain Road have signs calling it Boundary Trail.
  15. Tarkiln Branch Road
  16. Thomas Cemetery Trail
    • 1.6 miles, moderate. Mostly flat. Has a very cool tree. Has Thomas Cemetery on it. Thomas Cemetery Road
  17. Flat Rock Trail
  18. Shoal Creek Trail
  19. Rifle Trail
  20. Ridgeline Trail
  21. Hickory Mountain Loop Trail
  22. Burnt Mountain Trail
  23. Nooks Trail
  24. Twixt Trail
  25. Longside Trail
  26. Cascade Loop Trail
  27. Big Rock Trail
  28. Cedar Rock Trail
  29. Little River Trail
  30. Rocky Ridge Trail
  31. Switchback Trail
  32. Frank Street
  33. Plantation Trail
  34. High Falls Loop
  35. Base of the Falls Spur Trail, 0.2 moderate
  36. Covered Bridge Trail Agile Trekker: High Falls Loop, Triple Falls and Sheep Mountain Trail, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    • 5/19/2026
    • 0.2 miles easy. Trail to pretty covered bridge.
  37. Sheep Mountain Trail Agile Trekker: High Falls Loop, Triple Falls and Sheep Mountain Trail, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    • 5/19/2026
    • 1.5 miles moderate. Woods road. 2 flame azaleas in May. Okay for a woods road. Be careful with navigation - some trails are not on the map.
  38. Three Lakes Trail Agile Trekker: Three Lakes Trail, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    • 6/24/2026
    • Quieter trail that passes by the shore of 2 lakes. Sometimes good dog swimming.
  39. Hilltop Trail 
    • 7/26/2026
    • No mountain bikers on a summer weekday. Nicer than Lake Imaging Trail.
  40. Grassy Creek Falls Trail
    • 7/26/2026
    • Overgrown, and the waterfall doesn't have great viewing spots.
  41. Fawn Lake Road Agile Trekker: Lake Julia and Fawn Lake
    • 9/9/2026, 1.0 miles, easy. 
    • Gravel trail, passes next to Fawn Lake. Swimming spot for people and dogs. Krumm approved. 
  42. Camp Summit Road Agile Trekker: Lake Julia and Fawn Lake
    • 9/9/2026, easy.
    • At the intersection of Camp Summit Road and Lake Julia Road is a beautiful, quiet swimming area with benches. No people.
  43. Lake Julia Road Agile Trekker: Lake Julia and Fawn Lake
    • 9/9/2026, easy.
    • There is a park building on the road and see note above about dog swimming.
  44. Air Strip Trail
    • 9/9/2026, 1.1 miles, difficult.
    • This isn't difficult, there are switchbacks
  45. Wintergreen Falls Trail Agile Trekker: Wintergreen Falls, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    • 9/13/2026, 0.5 miles, moderate.
    • Small waterfall, not good for dog swimming due to slippery rocks on the edge making it hard to get out.
  46. Grassy Creek Trail Agile Trekker: Wintergreen Falls, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    • 9/13/2026, 0.9 miles, moderate.
    • Stream crossing with tall rocks. Didn't have to wade. Could rock hop, but hiking poles recommended for balance.
  47. Mine Mountain Trail Agile Trekker: Mine Mountain Trail and Fawn Lake
    • 9/14/2026, 1.5 miles, difficult.
    • Heads uphill, never too steep. I think this is where we saw turtle head flowers.
  48. Laurel Ridge Trail Agile Trekker: Mine Mountain Trail and Fawn Lake
    • 9/14/2026, 0.8 miles, moderate.
    • Rolling hills. 
  49. Shoals Trail Agile Trekker: Mine Mountain Trail and Fawn Lake
    • 9/14/2026, 0.5 miles moderate.
    • Short connector trail.
  50. Poplar Hill Trail
    • 10/2/2026, distance unknown, easy
    • No longer a loop trail. Has an overgrown section in the meadow, and had down trees. Not worth doing again until more maintenance is done. The north section is closed.
  51. Corn Mill Shoals Trail
    1. 3/24/2026: West side: Agile Trekker: Burnt Mountain Loop Trail, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    2. 9/14/2026: East of stream to Laurel Ridge Trail: Agile Trekker: Mine Mountain Trail and Fawn Lake 
    3. 10/30/2026: Laurel Ridge Trail to Shelter Rock Trail
    4. 11/27/2025: Shelter Rock Trail to Bridal Veil Falls Road: Agile Trekker: Bridal Veil Falls, Dupont State Recreational Forest
    5. Nice trail, but don't try to cross the river. East side has trails on solid rock.

Closed trails:

  1. Barn Trail, 0.5 miles easy (Permanently CLOSED)
  2. Bridal Veil Overlook Trail (Permanently CLOSED)
  3. Cart Trail (Permanently CLOSED)
  4. Flatwoods Trail (CLOSED) - logging/diseased trees
  5. Grassy Meadow Trail (Permanently CLOSED)
  6. Kids Bike Loop (Permanently CLOSED)
  7. Lake View Loop Trail (Permanently CLOSED)
  8. Locust Trail (this is now part of the Isaac Heath Trail) 
  9. Nooks Trail (Permanently CLOSED)
  10. Pine Tree Trail (renamed)
  11. Pitch Pine Trail (renamed)
  12. Sandy Trail (Permanently CLOSED)
  13. Stone Mountain Trail (Possibly permanently closed)
  14. Table Rock Trail (Permanently CLOSED)
  15. Turkey Knob Trail (BRIDGE CLOSED but can do 1/2 mile out and back)

To hike:

  1. Briery Fork (bridge on turkey knob trail is out) - does this trail still exist?
  2. Buck Forest Road (west of closed section: Agile Trekker: High Falls Loop, Triple Falls and Sheep Mountain Trail, Dupon t State Recreational Forest) 
  3. Conservation Road
  4. Farm House Trail
  5. Guion Trail
  6. Joanna Road (closed between Grassy Creek Trail and Pinnacle Mountain Road)
  7. Lake Imaging Road 
  8. Reasonover Creek Trail 
  9. Ruffled Grouse Trail 
  10. Turkey Knob Road (10/2/2026 Reasonover Creek Trail to closed Turkey Knob Bridge)
  11. Twin Oaks Trail

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