#ENO RIVER STATE PARK FEWS FORD PLUS#

I haven't fished the Eno but I do a lot of river/creek fishing here in SC for LM and SM bass. Just any advice you could give me would really be appreciated. didn't even see any activity in the water either. any advice for some other spots to try out? or just any other places to flyfish in my general location period, i tried Raven rock, fishing the small stream that rides along one of the trails up to Cape Fear River, no luck. Im stationed at bragg though so i am not really close enough to trial-and-error my way along all the various access points of the river. I just waded maybe a half mile up/down stream from fews ford, over a few hours and only got sunfish, using the spider, an ant, and a black and gold bugger. i was curious about the other species of fish in the river, as in, typical location? like the largemouth bass for example. it was incredibly fun, and i was estatic when i saw the fish hit my fly. RIGHT CLICK & 'VIEW IMAGE' or 'OPEN IN NEW TAB' TO DISPLAY FOR PRINTING JUST THIS MAP.I just recently picked up fly fishing and hit up the eno this past weekend, i caught my first fish on a fly rod, about a 2 inch sunfish, as well as about 7 more, one about the size of my hand.

#ENO RIVER STATE PARK FEWS FORD PLUS#

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If you are camping - I like site #5, closer to the river, and closer to the outhouse. You may also access it by fording the river at Fanny's Ford, but it is harder to find, and is usually deeper there. This used to be a major ford point in the historic road systems of Durham. It can also be accessed by parking at the middle parking area between the rnger station and the end of the loop parking lot off Cole Mill Road.įording the Eno River at Fews Ford is seldom an issue, even at high water. Mileages given here ADD to the distance required to access the trail from another.įanny's Ford trail is a very small loop trail accessed off the eastern corner of the Cox Mountain Trail - follow those directions to get here.įor such a short trail, it CAN be confusing, but as long as you realize there is a mid-trail bisecting it to access the Campsites 1 though 5, you should find it all right. Consult the maps to determine how best to reach this trail, or read the trail description for options and recommended combined trails. NOTE: All trails marked with an asterisk (*) require access to it from another trail. You can also follow the bushwhack trail south to Pleasant Green Road to meet up with the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Quarry Trail, and points east. Knight trail is simply a local resident access for horses. Likewise, it is usual to do Buckquarter, Fieldstone, and Holden's Mill together, or Buckquarter, Ridge and Shakori together. I will often do Cox Mountain clockwise, turn onto Fanny's Ford clockwise, ford the river at Few's Ford (Fanny's Ford is often not fordable in high water) and take on Buckquarter and Holden's Mill Trails. There are quite a few combinations available in this section and doing all of them in any particular order could total over 12 miles. ( * = See Below.)įAVORITE COMBINATION TRAILS FOR LONGER HIKES IN THIS AREA: The 5 backcountry campsites located in this area are on the Fanny Ford Trail. If you park at the very end of Cole Mill at the loop parking area, you more easily access the short Eno Trace Trail, and the swinging cable bridge to Cox Mountain Trail and Fanny Ford Trail.

There is also a self-named and unblazed access to the west end of Holden Mill Trail called Dumont Trail found off Dumont Rd. This bridge was destroyed in recent flooding and may not be rebuilt. Ridge Trail meets the Knight Trail and then after a tricky rock crossing of upper Buckquarter Creek you find the Shakori Trail up Buckquarter Creek.Īt Buckquarter Creek, (also accessed on the return section of the Buckquarter Creek Trail that runs directly along the river) there are remnants of a small footbridge to the Holden Mill Trail, and a short extension to the old mill remnants. Buckquarter Creek Trail climbs up the ridge upriver from there, leaves the river and follows an old roadbed to a point where the Ridge Trail splits off to the right. From there, or the more convenient and preferred upper parking area just to the left (southwest) of that, you'll hit Few's Ford. To the left of the Ranger Station is a trail that heads to the Eno River. Three separate parking areas exist inside the Eno River State Park on Cole Mill Rd., the Ranger Station, the upper parking area immediately past the Ranger Station, and the loop parking area at the very end. Trails in the COX MOUNTAIN AREA are generally accessed from parking areas at the very end of Cole Mill Road, northwest of the intersection where it crosses Pleasant Green Road. ENO TRAILS - Public Hiking Trails on the Eno River - FANNY'S FORD TRAIL

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