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DuPont State Recreational Forest

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DuPont State Recreational Forest

Cedar Mountain, NC · Western North CarolinaFreeFree; no entry fees

About

Four waterfalls drop down the Little River inside this 10,400-acre forest between Brevard and Hendersonville, and the easy 2.2-mile loop past High, Triple, and Hooker Falls is the one nearly everyone walks first. Triple Falls is the showpiece, a tiered cascade with a flat rock ledge you can stand on, and you may recognize it from The Hunger Games and The Last of the Mohicans. Past the headline falls, more than 100 miles of old logging roads and singletrack open up for hikers, mountain bikers, and horses, with quieter Bridal Veil Falls waiting at the end of a longer walk.

Highlights

Triple Falls tiered cascade with a standable rock ledgeEasy 2.2-mile loop past High, Triple, and Hooker FallsFilming location for The Hunger Games and The Last of the MohicansOver 100 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback ridingQuieter Bridal Veil Falls on a longer 4-mile out-and-back

Getting there

89 Buck Forest Road, Cedar Mountain, NC 28718

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