Trailhead expansion complete near Mount Mitchell
The South Toe Trailhead parking area across from Black Mountain Campground in the Pisgah National Forest has been reopened now that construction on the lot is complete.
The trailhead is an access point for five different trails. The project expanded its capacity from nine to 31 spaces and paved the previously gravel lot, as well as adding accessible parking sites and an information kiosk.
The work was funded in cooperation with the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Trail Program and the U.S. Forest Service.
To ensure safe access, parking is not allowed along South Toe Road leading to the trailhead. South Toe Road and Neal’s Creek Road remain closed to vehicles as the result of storm damage in 2017 and 2018. Funding from the Federal Highway Administration has been approved to repair the roads, and work will begin once the funds are received.
