{"id":263,"date":"2020-09-22T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T16:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2021-04-14T23:57:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T23:57:16","slug":"cemetery-loop-trail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/cemetery-loop-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Cemetery Loop Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"263\" class=\"elementor elementor-263\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dbd4fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dbd4fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12294f9\" data-id=\"12294f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5e660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b5e660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cemetery Loop Trail<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92e7bdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92e7bdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e266e05\" data-id=\"e266e05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb5d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eb5d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Cemetery loop is a trail in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/nfsnc\/recarea\/?recid=48114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pisgah National Forest<\/a>. This trail can be an easy out and back or a loop with a connection to the Long Branch Trail. The start of the trail follows an old wagon road, FS-475D. This trail is rarely used and somewhat overgrown in places<\/p><p>Cemetery Loop is named for the old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/cemetery\/2685651\/mccall-cemetery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McCall family Cemetery<\/a> located near the end of this trail. Most of the headstones are from the 1800s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84b6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d84b6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-4-1024x660.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-265\" alt=\"Cemetery loop trail headstones\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-4-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-4-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-4-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">One of the headstones from the graveyard on this hiking trail.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7171e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc7171e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Is it possible to bypass the cemetery?<\/h2><p><strong>You can skip the cemetery<\/strong>; it is a marked side trail and not visible from the main path.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3b8db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d3b8db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769b6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"769b6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How long is the Cemetery Loop trail?<\/h2><p><strong>1.2 miles each way if you hike out and back or 2.3 miles if you hike the loop<\/strong> with Long Branch. If you wanted to hike or bike a longer loop, you could include the entire Long Branch trail, which would add 3.4 miles. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e135e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e135e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-6-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-267\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-6.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a3406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55a3406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Can you camp on Cemetery Loop Trail?<\/h2><p><strong>You can camp on this trail;<\/strong> the one campsite is located more than 1000 feet from the road, so it is not considered roadside camping\u2014the campsite is near the end of the trail past the cemetery.<\/p><h3>Can you bike Cemetery Loop?<\/h3><p><strong>Cemetery Loop makes a great beginner mountain bike trail<\/strong>, or it can also serve as a warm-up ride for other trails in the area. Bikes are not allowed in the cemetery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f943629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f943629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-7-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-268\" alt=\"View of the moss covered trail on Cemetery loop.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb5db7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbb5db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Is Cemetery Loop a good trail for dogs?<\/h3><p><strong>This trail is a beautiful trail for dogs. The majority of the path is wide and offers plenty of room for the entire family.<\/strong> There are also a few small water sources on the cemetery side, and if you connect with the Long Branch Trail, there are a much larger stream and crossing. Check out the best dog trails in the area <a href=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/outdoors\/best-hikes-for-dogs-near-asheville\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbcf07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bbcf07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-11-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-269\" alt=\"Rhododendron covered trail in Pisgah National Forest.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ashevilleinsidersguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cemetery-Loop-Trail-Pisgah-National-Forest-11.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d702ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d702ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Directions from Asheville:<\/strong> Take I-26 to Exit 40. Turn right off of the highway and follow Highway 280 for 16 miles. Turn right onto 276\/Forest Heritage Scenic Byway towards the Blue Ridge Parkway. \u00a0After 5.3 miles, you will see a fork in the road with a sign for the fish Hatchery. Turn left onto Forest Service Road 475. Continue for 5.4 miles, park at gate 475-D on left.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6456f02\" data-id=\"6456f02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf316f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf316f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-955dd0d\" data-id=\"955dd0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b908b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b908b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m21!1m12!1m3!1d6514.114803505891!2d-82.84164534495065!3d35.27969905996188!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m6!3e0!4m0!4m3!3m2!1d35.2739973!2d-82.84181699999999!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1600793665546!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cemetery Loop Trail Cemetery loop is a trail in Pisgah National Forest. This trail can be an easy out and back or a loop with a connection to the Long Branch Trail. The start of the trail follows an old wagon road, FS-475D. 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