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Year of the Trail Results
2023 NC Year of the Trail was a BIG success in Randolph County with 54 events including:
- 6 ribbon cutting/ground breakings
- 7 Mayor's Walks
- First Day Outdoors
- National Trails Day
- Great Trails State Day
- 10 Healthy Communities Sunday Hikes
- 20 other events including cleanups, Summer Reading, and celebrations
- 13 Resolutions
- 11 Presentations/Talks
Grand Total of 1300 participated in 2023 NC Year of the Trail events!!!
2024 Hikes
All Sunday Hikes
Location: Asheboro, NC. Meet at the Downtown Farmer's Market at 1:30 pm to car pool to the site of the hike or meet at the site at 2 pm.
Info: Contact Mary Joan Pugh (336) 963-2715 - maryjoan.pugh@randolphcountync.gov
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January 1
First Day Outdoors - Hike on the Franklinville Rail Trail/Faith Rock section of the Deep River State Trail.
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February 11
Hike to Walker's Creek from Walker's Creek TH in the Uwharrie NF
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March 10
Hike from Mundo Vista at Camp Caraway to Slip Rock Mountain
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April 14
Hike to the top of Mt Shepherd, highest elevation in Randolph County
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May 19
Hike at the Piedmont Land Conservancy’s Caraway Creek Preserve with views of Mt Shepherd and Caraway Mountain
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June 1 (Saturday)
National Trails Day – NC Zoo
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July 14
Hike to Russell Gold Mine, Uwharrie National Forest.
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August 11
Hike to Cooper Mtn Cemetery from Robbins Branch TH in the Birkhead Wilderness of the Uwharrie NF.
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September 8
Hike to Cooler’s Knob, highest point in the Birkhead Wilderness and Colonel Balfour Grave Site from Tot Hill Farm TH.
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October
Mayor’s Fitness Challenge Events -Walks on Saturdays and Hikes on Sundays
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October 19
Great Trails State Day – details to follow
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November
Mayor’s Fitness Challenge Events – Walks on Nov 2 and 9 and hike on Nov 3.
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December
No hikes planned.
Randolph County Trail Guide
NEW Randolph County Trail Guide. Piedmont Legacy Trails (PLT), a 12-county regional trails system in partnership with the Piedmont Land Conservancy and the Piedmont Triad Regional Council, has produced the Randolph County Trail Guide that offers a description, map, and photo for each of the 19 trails in Randolph County. The Trail Guide includes the trails in the parks of seven municipalities, the Deep River State Trail, the Uwharrie National Recreational Trail, and the North Carolina Zoo.
Trail GuideDeep River State Trail Brochure
NEW Deep River State Trail Brochure. Although 5 miles of the DRST are complete, they are in the three municipalities of Randleman, Franklinville and Ramseur. This Brochure contains trailhead locations, descriptions, map, photos and more.
Brochure