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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: 5.69 mi 
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Rating: Unrated  
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DIRECTIONS + WAYPOINTS: helping you find your way

Position Format: Datum:
Tracks

6And7T-08

Dist: 5.69 mi Points: 490
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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