Raven Rock State Park Hiking
I intend to hike all the hiking trails east of Campbell Creek in the park. Campbell Creek creates a border. There is no bridge on it near the Cape Fear River, so the park trail system is divided to east and west of the Creek. First trail is the Northington Ferry Trail. It has a memorial headstone about halfway out. The trail ends at the confluence of Campbell Creek and the Cape Fear River.
Next up is the Fish Traps Trail. It descends to the river on this magnificent staircase. The trail goes to the river and then follows it a short distance to a viewpoint. This section washed out recently and is closed. The river was up too high for fish traps to be visible anyway.
Back on the Raven Rock Trail, this is the scene from the overlook. Then it is down the long narrow staircase to the bottom of Raven Rock. I had a long wait at the top waiting for a couple to slowly make their way up.
Next trail is Little Creek Loop trail. It starts out as a ridge walk with very limited river views. Then it turns to follow Little Creek. This is a delightful creek with a solid rock bottom. It cascades and forms several sliding rock opportunities.
Finally I'm on the bike trails, hiking the opposite direction as the bikes are supposed to ride. The sign says this alternates each month but I don't know how the sign is changed to indicate this.
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