Salmon River - Green Canyon Loop

The Salmon River - Green Canyon Loop has just about everything you want in a PNW trail: lush forests, old growth trees, mountain views, an old fire lookout and an idyllic river. The distance and variety of scenery make this an ideal loop. The Salmon River Trail is very popular, which is why I like to start in this direction before it gets too crowded.  

The Central Hardwoods trail connects the Lake Barkley bridge at Canton, KY to the Eggners Ferry Bridge in Fenton, KY.  This FKT travels the entire width of the Land Between the Lakes (LBL) National Recreational Area and crosses over the famous LBL North/South trail.

It is a 22.3 mile out and back with about 6.5 miles paved asphalt and approximately 16 miles of dirt trails. The trails are exceptionally well maintained and fast.

Raven Rock State Park is about an hour south of the Triangle. It sits along the banks of the Cape Fear River* where piedmont gives way to coastal plain.

This route starts at the Pine Grove Furnace parking lot on the Appalachian Trail and runs north to the Duncannon Watershed parking lot. This route includes the following: Pine Grove Furnace State Park, State Game Lands #305, the old Center Point Knob, the Boiling Springs Children's Lake, The entire Cumberland Valley portion of the A.T., State Game Lands #170, the Cumberland Valley Overlook, and the Hawk Rock Overlook. This route is a perfect mix of mountains and valleys with many different types of scenery.