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Falls Lake Trail Sections 6 and 7

A nice stroll on section 6 and 7 of the Falls Lake Trail: also serves as the Mountains To Sea Trail for this area.

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Author: nchilltopper
Activity: Hiking
State: North Carolina (NC)
Distance: 5.7 mi 
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Rating: Unrated  
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Position Format: Datum:
Tracks

6And7T-08

Distance: 5.70 mi Points: 490
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi

Points of Interest

932

Location: 35.964073, -78.641838
The First of many views

933

Location: 35.960445, -78.645287
Parking Lot for Falls Lake Trail section 6

934

Location: 35.964699, -78.642357
Footbridge

935

Location: 35.965321, -78.641922
Footbridge

937

Location: 35.966980, -78.641693
Steps leading to a footbridge

938

Location: 35.967243, -78.641548
Bench built by Boy Scouts Troop in 1994

939

Location: 35.969646, -78.638641
Bridge

940

Location: 35.970886, -78.638504
Yellow blazed trail intersects with white blazed MST/Falls Lake trail.

942

Location: 35.971848, -78.640213
Bridge

943

Location: 35.972157, -78.641273
Blue blazed tail and MST/Falls Lake Trail split

944

Location: 35.970440, -78.641930

945

Location: 35.970371, -78.642296

946

Location: 35.971268, -78.644104
Bridge

947

Location: 35.970875, -78.645470
2 Bridges

948

Location: 35.972473, -78.647980
Footbridge

949

Location: 35.971855, -78.649971
Footbridge

950

Location: 35.971840, -78.654335
Trail head on Six Forks Rd.

951

Location: 35.975864, -78.656609
Trail head section 7 of MST/Falls Lake Trail on Six Forks Rd.

952

Location: 35.976494, -78.655922
Trailhead at boat ramp parking area

953

Location: 35.976841, -78.655197
Trailhead at boat ramp parking are

954

Location: 35.977749, -78.652222
Power line crossing

955

Location: 35.978672, -78.653793
L shaped footbridge

956

Location: 35.979099, -78.653946
Footbridge

957

Location: 35.977711, -78.650116
Power line crossing

958

Location: 35.977348, -78.647751
Power line crossing

959

Location: 35.977257, -78.639191
Footbridge

960

Location: 35.978088, -78.635628
Beautiful old tree with two large trunks. This tree has to be 200 years old.

961

Location: 35.978653, -78.635445
MST/Falls Lake Trail section 7 trailhead heading toward Sect. 6

962

Location: 35.978928, -78.634567
Falls Lake Trail- section 7 and 8 parking

Falls Lake Trail Section 6 and 7 005.JPG

Location: 35.964077, -78.641830

Falls Lake Trail

Location: 35.964737, -78.642303
The first footbridge on this section of trail.

Falls Lake Trail 6-7

Location: 35.966995, -78.641678
Nicely built steps leading down to a footbridge. © Billy Potter

FLT6-7003.JPG

Location: 35.967274, -78.641525
One of many benches built by the Boy Scouts of America in 1994. © Billy Potter

FLT6-7008.JPG

Location: 35.976513, -78.655876

FLT6-7009.JPG

Location: 35.976830, -78.655182

FLT6-7006.JPG

Location: 35.973003, -78.655212

FLT6-7007.JPG

Location: 35.975880, -78.656586

FLT6-7010.JPG

Location: 35.978680, -78.653778

FLT6-7013.JPG

Location: 35.978100, -78.635612



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