Pink Beds Loop

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#BFBF00" TEXT="#080000" background="03f55663.gif"> <div> <I><B>General Info:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Trail length is 5 miles when open.  Currently (as of Jan., 2001) parts of the trail are closed due to flooding by a number of Beaver dams.  This is an easy hike if you avoid flooded areas.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I was there just after a very long cold spell and the flooded areas were frozen over enough for me to get through.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Even though parts maybe impassible now this is still a nice mostly level trail and good for a winter hike or to see in the Spring as it is named Pink Beds because of all the Mountain Laurel that blooms in this valley!</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#CCCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#666633" FACE="Arial" >The Trails of Western North Carolina</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Times New Roman" >    </FONT> |    <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Trails of Western North Carolina"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sams Knob Trail"><U>Sam's Knob Trail</U></A>   |   <B>Pink Beds Loop</B>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daniels Ridge Loop"><U>Daniel's Ridge Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cat Gap Loop"><U>Cat Gap Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock) "><U>      Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock)  </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Butter Gap Trail"><U>Butter Gap Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" John Rock Trail"><U> John Rock Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking Glass Rock"><U>Looking Glass Rock</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04ef0030.gif" border=0 width="496" height="3" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>Pink Beds Loop</B></I></div> <div>   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pisgah Ranger District"><U>Pisgah Ranger District</U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0747c1d0.jpg" border=0 width="380" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Winter along the Pink Beds Loop</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="07681210.jpg" border=0 width="385" height="289" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Twisted Rhododendron</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="078fb4f0.jpg" border=0 width="251" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>South Mills River</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="07a80200.jpg" border=0 width="384" height="288" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Water flowing over Beaver Dam frozen from Winters Chill</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="07c680e0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Piney woods section of the loop</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>All Photos taken January 10, 2001</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sams Knob Trail"><U>Sam's Knob Trail</U></A>   |   <B>Pink Beds Loop</B>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daniels Ridge Loop"><U>Daniel's Ridge Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cat Gap Loop"><U>Cat Gap Loop</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock) "><U>      Art Loeb Bypass (Cedar Rock)  </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Butter Gap Trail"><U>Butter Gap Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" John Rock Trail"><U> John Rock Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking Glass Rock"><U>Looking Glass Rock</U></A>      <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pisgah Ranger District"><U>Pisgah Ranger District</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>