Daniel's Ridge 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 4.0 miles total.  Elevation gain is about 600'.  This is a moderate hike.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Location:  FS road 475 at second parking area pass Fish Hatchery.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The trail follows the Davidson River for the first 1.2 miles.  This section is mostly level with nice views of the river and a few cascades.  The trail leaves the Davidson to follow Right Fork Creek for about a half mile.  Right Fork has many pretty cascades this part of the trail is a moderate climb with lots of rocks.  At the junction with Farlow Gap Trail the trail climbs up and over the ridge.  Views of Cedar Rock and Looking Glass Rock during the Winter (off leaf) season.  The trail drops and follows a stream through Mountain Laurels and Rhododendron then turns at the top of a 90 foot waterfall to come out unto a gravel road.  Turn left on gravel road and travel just a few yards to view the waterfall.   Then go back down gravel road which leads back to the parking area.</B></I></div> </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>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pink Beds Loop"><U>Pink Beds Loop</U></A>   |   <B>Daniel's Ridge Loop</B>   |   <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>Daniel's Ridge 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="08cf5470.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="327" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Start of the Trail</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08edb230.jpg" border=0 width="219" height="291" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Cascading Right Fork Creek</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="090df290.jpg" border=0 width="223" height="297" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Trail through Mountain Laurel thicket</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="092e5310.jpg" border=0 width="229" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Glimpse of Looking Glass Rock from Trail</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="094e22e0.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="302" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>90 foot, Lanning Ridge Falls</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>All Photos taken January  24, 2001</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sams Knob Trail"><U>Sam's Knob Trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pink Beds Loop"><U>Pink Beds Loop</U></A>   |   <B>Daniel's Ridge Loop</B>   |   <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> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>