Hiking Trails: Bear Pen Gap Trail (Access to Mountains to Sea Trail)

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Hiking Trails: Bear Pen Gap Trail (Access to Mountains to Sea Trail)
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Trail Description:

The Bear Pen Gap Trail is a wonderful quarter mile leg stretcher that stays relatively flat until it dead-ends at the Mountains to Sea Trail in the Nantahala National Forest. This is a very pretty trail that gives good views of the surrounding mountains in the winter and crosses over a few small trickling mountain streams that probably are loaded with salamanders.

Length of Trail:

0.22 miles

Rating of Difficulty:

Easy Trail
Easy. This is an easy trail, good leg stretcher.

Scenery:

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Beautiful forest setting, wide, easy to follow trail, views every now and then.

Directions to Trail head:

From Asheville (heading South): Blue Ridge Parkway to mile marker 422.4. The parking area is on the left.

Special Notes:

  • This trail accesses the Mountains to Sea Trail