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Hiking and Fishing the Big East Fork Trail

Canton, North Carolina

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Distance: 6.1 miles. Duration: all day. Elevation gain: 1042 ft. Relatively easy hike while fishing your way up and down the river. East Fork of the Pigeon River.

Park at the big east fork and fish your way up through wild fish country and scenic waterfalls. The Shining Rock Wilderness has a plethora of places to fish and hike for the day, with amazing views all around. The East Fork of the Pigeon River is also known as the Big East Fork and a trail follows the river from Hwy. 276 to Greasy Cove Prong. The trail will wind it's way up (and down) over 1000 ft. of elevation gain through a dense forest and waterfalls, which all provide great areas to cast a line.

The end of the hike gets you to the Bridges Camp Gap up to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Directions:

This trail is in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area: From the Pisgah District Ranger Station/Visitor Center parking lot, turn right (north) on US 276. Proceed 14 miles north to, and under, the Blue Ridge Parkway. Then approximately 2¾ miles further to the auxiliary Big East Fork parking area, which is unsigned, and on the left before the highway bridge. (The primary parking lot is signed, and after the bridge.) The trail is on the south end of the parking area.

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Fishing
Photography
Hiking
Easy Parking
Food Nearby
Forest
River
Scenic
Waterfall

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