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Smoketree
Trail
An
easy to moderate 2.0 mile loop
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An
elevation change of 396 feet.
This
trail connects
Beech Mountain Parkwayto
Pinnacle Ridge Road. The trail is an almost level pathway through the woods filled with
maple, beech, mountain magnolias and hemlock trees. Blackberries abound
along the trail and can be picked in late July and early August.
Midway
though this trail you will see a small waterfall whose waters feed Buckeye
Creek, becoming the mountains water supply. It's not unusual to have a
white tail deer cross the trail in front of you. Listen carefully for the
many sounds of the woods as you hike. Woodpeckers tapping on a tree and
the cry of a red tail hawk are often heard.
Midway
along the trail you will connect for a short while with
Mill Pond Lane. Be sure to watch the trail markings along the way. From
Mill Pond Lanethe trail follows into
Woodlandthen on to the Pinnacle Ridge Road Trail head.
Smoketree
can be hiked from one ed to the other by lacing a vehicle at the opposite
end. You can also do a reverse, which would give you a 4-mile hike.
Smoketree is also part of the Buckeye Gap Loop Trail (8.4 miles). Follow
the yellow arrows to reach
Pinnacle Ridge Road.
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