Deep River Rail Trail, Franklinville, NC

I recently hiked the Franklinville, NC portion of the Deep River Rail Trail. Map pictured left (someone owns this map picture and I give credit to them. I got the map to the left and directions found below from the grand opening flyer at http://townoffranklinvillenc.org/). It is a really nice, flat, easy hike that last 3/4 mile one way (double that to 1.5 or so miles for round trip).

Check out the Google map made for it. . .

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Directions and map

From Asheboro and points west: from the intersection of Hwy 220 and Hwy 64 in Asheboro, it is about 7.7 miles east on Hwy 64 to the turnoff at Andrew Hunter Road / NC 2235; turn left here and go 1.8 miles. Take a slight right onto West Main St. (NC Hwy 22) and go about .75 miles. Turn right on to Rising Sun Way (you will see a sign for the trail) and drive a short distance to the trailhead parking lot.

From Siler City and points east: drive west on Highway 64 to Ramseur; turn right on NC Hwy 22 North and drive about 1.4 miles to Rising Sun Way (see sign for trail). Turn left on to Rising Sun Way and drive a short distance to the parking lot.

From Climax or Pleasant Garden to the north: drive south on NC Highway 22 all the way into Franklinville. Continue to follow Hwy 22 (it becomes Main St.) through town. About 0.5 miles past downtown, turn right at Rising Sun Way (see signs for trail) and drive a short distance to the trailhead parking lot.

This is the eventual proposition of the full Deep River Rail Trail. It's a pdf file from http://www.ncrailtrails.org.