Name: Hickory Branch
Rating: 2.5

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Land Manager: USFS - Pisgah National Forest Grandfather Ranger District

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2.5 from 2 votes

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Hickory Branch

“Well marked with orange blazes. Passes through a stream or adjacent mud often. Steep ascent at the top ”

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4,140' 1,262 m

3,311' 1,009 m

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