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Azalea Collection Trail

Azalea Collection Trail

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Azalea Collection Trail

Name: Azalea Collection Trail
Rating: 2

Recommended by 1 hikers

This Highlight goes through a protected area

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Pisgah National Forest

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Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States

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1. Natural Garden, Bent Creek, and Carolina Mountain loop — North Carolina Arboretum

5.58km

01:28

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. The North Carolina Arboretum – Azalea Collection Trail loop from Bent Creek

4.95km

01:20

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. The North Carolina Arboretum – Azalea Collection Trail loop from Bent Creek

3.55km

00:58

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jamie S.

July 5, 2024

The National Native Azalea Collection is a little further away from the main gardens across a bridge from Bent Creek Road. It's a nice addition to any hike in this area that is away from some of the crowds you might encounter closer to the main gardens. There is a short, walking-only loop through the National Native Azalea Collection that also includes a teaching circle, and an informational sign about Bent Creek. At the west end of the Azalea Collection Trail there is an additional loop - the Fern Loop - which is a great way to add a little more milage to the main loop through natural mountain wetland and part of a Rhododendron thicket. When hiking through these thick plants, you get small taste of what “Laurel hell” meant to a early mountaineers bushwhacking through this part of the country.

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Distance 522 m

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 10 m

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Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States

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Azalea Collection Trail

1. Natural Garden, Bent Creek, and Carolina Mountain loop — North Carolina Arboretum

2. The North Carolina Arboretum – Azalea Collection Trail loop from Bent Creek

3. The North Carolina Arboretum – Azalea Collection Trail loop from Bent Creek

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