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Big Creek Trail - Part 1

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Road into Big Creek area


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Big Creek loop to parking area


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Moss-covered split-rail fence


Trail head
Heading to the trail head


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Big Creek Trail


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Trail-side foliage


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The trail here follows the railbed of an old logging train.


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Rocky dry bed is overflow for the main creek.


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Huge boulders are strewn down the mountainside along the trail.


Big Creek
At the creek...


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Big Creek


Big_Crk_trail-E
Back on the trail


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Veined leaf


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Midnight Hole


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Water, roots and leaves...


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Alongside Midnight Hole


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A closer view of the split waterstream spilling into Midnight Hole.


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Big Creek is definitely picturesque in the fall


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Leaves on (and under) the water


Tree colors
Looking down off the trail on one side...


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...and up the mountain slope on the other side.


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Big Creek


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Creek flow


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Fallen leaves


Mouse_Creek_Falls
Mouse Creek Falls flowing into Big Creek

Go to Big Creek Trail 2 to see the second half of this hike.




Smokies Sampler Mingus Mill & Oconaluftee Newfound Gap Rd Clingman's Dome
Blue Ridge Parkway AT to Charlie's Bunion Mountain Farm Cataloochee
Deep Creek - Bryson City Heintooga - Balsam Mtn Big Creek Trail 1 Big Creek Trail 2
Boyd Mountain Cabins Around Boyd Mountain Along The Way This & That

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