| Shinbone Trail | Pisgah National Forest | 8.5 |
| The trail follows an old logging road through woods full of poplar, oak, and maple trees. The trail is quite rocky and not currently blazed. |
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| Shinny Trail | | 2.6 |
| Shinny Trail runs along side the Shinny Creek for 2.6 miles. |
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| Short Trail | | 0.5 |
| Short Trail is a handy trail providing access to Little River Falls Trail. |
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| Shortoff Mountain Trail | | |
| Great camp sites at the top of Wolf Pit trail once you get to the top. Views from the western side of Shortoff are spectacular and the Linville Gorge drops off +/-1000-2000 ft. only feet away from the campsite. Don't miss sunset.&... |
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| Shut-In Trail | Pisgah National Forest | 16.3 |
| Shut-In Trail is a relatively easy walk along the East Fork of Shut-In Creek. |
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| Silver Run Falls Trail | Nantahala National Forest | 0.3 |
| Nearly as wide as it is tall, Silver Run Falls, tumbles over a rock ledge. A easy and short trail leads to the falls from Highway 107. There is a short water crossing over slick logs. |
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| Singletary Lake Trail | | 0.5 |
| This short pleasant hike begins near the lake's pier across the road from Camp Loblolly. |
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| Slick Rock Falls Trail | Pisgah National Forest | 0.7 |
| This is pleasant walk to a lovely waterfalls which may be completed in about 1/2 an hour. |
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| Slick Rock Trail | Nantahala National Forest | 0.5 |
| There is a good view from the top of the short Slick Rock Trail. Hikers may want to combine this short hike with a hike along the nearby Chattooga/Iron Bridge Loop Trail. |
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| Slickrock Creek | Nantahala National Forest | 13 |
| Numerous stream crossings, 4 scenic waterfalls, steep ascent to Naked Ground, where Hangover Lead Trail provides access to the remote and extremely scenic Hangover Mountain for an additional 1.5 miles. |
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| Snow's Cut Trail | | 0.4 |
| Snow's Cut Trail travels between the family campground and the picnic grove. |
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| Snowbird Backcountry Area | Nantahala National Forest | 12 |
| Big Snowbird watershed belonged to a lumber company in the 1920's and '30's, and a narrow gauge railroad extended up Snowbird Creek. Like many places in the national forest, this land was acquired by the Federal government only after 100 million board ... |
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| Soundside Nature Trail | | 0.7 |
| The Soundside Trail is a 1 mile hike leading to an overlook of the sound. |
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| South Mills River Trail | Pisgah National Forest | 12 |
| From the end of FS Road 476, hike 4 miles to Wolf Ford, where there is a nice campsite. There is a suspension bridge for hikers, but from here to Cantrell Creek there are no bridges. You will notice signs of the old railroad for the length of the trail... |
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| Spanish Moss Trail | | 0.5 |
| The Spanish Moss Trail is a moderate trail popular with bird watchers. |
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| Spencer Branch | Pisgah National Forest | 2.3 |
| Trails in this area combined with gated forest roads provide multiple loop-riding opportunities. Routes are marked with signs and different colored blazes. Trails are shared with mountain bikers and hikers. |
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| Spring Creek Nature Trail | Pisgah National Forest | 1.2 |
| Rocky Bluff Campground offers not only camping, but picnicking as well with restrooms and drinking water May through October. |
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| Spruce Mountain Trail | | 5.5 |
| The trail follows the ridge from Polls Gap for 5.5 miles towards the summit of Spruce Mountain with a climb into a declining evergreen forest at Spruce Mountain Campsite #42. |
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| Squirrel Gap | Pisgah National Forest | 7.5 |
| This is a very popular backcountry area for hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. |
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| Stair Creek | Pisgah National Forest | 1.1 |
| Also known as Big Ivy, Coleman Boundary is a scenic high elevation area on the northwestern slopes of the Great Craggy Mountains below the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County. This area offers 16 miles of easy to challenging loop-riding opportunities... |
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| Staire Creek Trail | Pisgah National Forest | 1.2 |
| This is a multi-use trail available to hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. |
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| Standing Indian Basin Trails | Nantahala National Forest | 32 |
| Pickens Nose Trail (0.7 mile) climbs through mature oak forest to a promontory on Brushy Ridge. Waslik Poplar Trail (0.6 mile) leads to the Nation's second largest yellow-poplar tree. The Appalachian Trail (AT) crosses the mountain peaks for 32 miles t... |
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| Stewart Cove To Yellow Mountain Gap | Nantahala National Forest | 3.5 |
| Cycling on hiking trails is not permitted, so be prepared to secure the bike at Yellow Mountain Gap (elevation 4100) and hike one mile up. Yellow Mountain and its reconstructed tower is visible from several spots on Stewart Cove Road. Because the Stewa... |
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