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Pilkey Cemetery Access Trail

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  2. NC
  3. …West and Mountains
  4. …Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  5. Fontana Lake
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0.5 Miles 0.9 Kilometers


79%

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281' 86 m

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Avg Grade (6°)

24%

Max Grade (13°)

2,040' 622 m

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1,759' 536 m

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“An access path to Pilkey Cemetery following Pilkey Creek from Fontana Lake.”

— Hunter R
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Features Fall Colors · River/Creek

Description

This trail follows Pilkey Creek to the gravesites comprising Pilkey Cemetery. At the fork near the end of the trail, visitors can continue north on the Posey Cemetery Access to reach Posey Cemetery.

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Land Manager: NPS - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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  3.0 from 2 votes

#14

in Fontana Lake

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#14

in Fontana Lake

#631

in North Carolina

#15,521

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