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Pinnacle Falls Community
April 7, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Regional Director Special Trip
Pinnacle Falls Community
Henderson County, NC
Regional Director: Rita Zollinger
NOTE THE EARLIER START TIME
The forest is beautiful, and the streams are full with waterfalls and cascades abounding from the headwaters through the length of Pinnacle Falls Community along Cabin Creek and its tributaries. The 350 acre ridge and valley community is nestled between Pinnacle Mountain, Hammond Mountain and Huckleberry Ridge in Henderson County, North Carolina.
Ceille and Jim Welch have once again invited us to their cabin. Their hospitality extends to coffee, juice, and donuts on their long front porch, and restroom use before our walk.
For the morning and early afternoon saunter there is much to see walking up the hill to the top of the cul de sac and back down to the lower Huckleberry Lane, and along it to Cabin Creek trail, continuing to the falls. We will explore Pinnacle Falls Lane below the bridge to see the old cabin chimney which dates to early last century.
Along the way we may see Pink Lady Slipper Orchids, Violets, Bluets, Horse sugar and perhaps Jack-in-the-pulpit and Trillium. Let’s see what else our wildflowers walk shows!
We may spot some furry and feathered residents — chipmunks, groundhogs, deer, black bear, bobcat, or turkeys along with a variety of amphibians and reptiles.
For those adventurous souls, there is a trail, albeit steep in places, to the top of Huckleberry Ridge behind their cabin if anyone wants to see the flora there. It is not an easy trail but does exhibit a few different plants and good views across the valley. There is a rope installed along the steepest part of the ridge.
Welch Cabin Location:
Pinnacle Falls Community
171 Juniper Berry Lane
Hendersonville, NC
There is plenty of parking on Berry Lane cul de sac. Jim and I will be at the Pinnacle Falls Community gate to greet you. From there, we’ll proceed to Juniper Berry Lane.
Directions to rendezvous at Pinnacle Falls Community gate:
4459 Ball Mountain Rd, Zirconia, NC 28790
From I-26 take Exit 54 in NC to Highway 25 South.
Take Exit 5, Tuxedo/Flat Rock/ 225. Turn left onto S 225 to Tuxedo.
Drive approximately 1.7 miles passing Lake Summit on the left, then passing the Fire Department on your right; at Camp Greystone on the left, turn right onto Mount Olivet Road. In 0.1 mile immediately after you pass under the bridge, Mount Olivet Road makes a sharp left. Follow road 3.3 miles to the top of the mountain where road ends at a “T”. Mount Olivet Baptist Church will be on your left at the top. Turn left on Pinnacle Mountain Road. Go 0.1 mile, turn left onto Pinnacle Falls Lane gateway. The distance from I-26 is about ten miles and it takes 15-20 minutes driving time.
From Greenville: via US 25 take Exit 3 just across the SC/NC line, turn right and then left on 225; and opposite Camp Greystone turn left onto Mt. Olivet Road. In 0.1 mile immediately after you pass under the bridge, Mount Olivet Road makes a sharp left. Follow road 3.3 miles to the top of the mountain where road ends at a “T”. Mount Olivet Baptist Church will be on your left at the top. Turn left on Pinnacle Mountain Road. Go 0.1 mile, turn left onto Pinnacle
Falls Lane gateway.
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Late Lunch:
West First Wood-Fired Pizza and sandwiches
101b 1st Avenue West
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Phone: 828.693.1080 | Email: westfirstwoodfired@yahoo.com
Parking is conveniently located at the lot located on the corner of 1st Avenue West and Church Street (lot of Hendersonville Detailing and Window Tinting).
Cell phones work on top of the mountain but there are spots on the way up and down where the signal is lost.