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Print Friendly MapThe Ecusta Trail runs between Horse Shoe and Hendersonville, North Carolina.
About the Route
The 6-mile rail-trail takes trail users through a small town landscape. Leaving from Hendersonville, the trail runs alongside Wash Creek and then Shaw Creek until the route intersects Brevard Rd. in the small town of Horse Shoe.
The Ecusta Trail runs between Brevard Rd. (Horse Shoe) and S Main St. (Hendersonville).
Parking is available at:
Please see TrailLink Map for all parking options and detailed directions.
Started at the Hendersonville visitor center and headed out. Fill your water bottles and use the restrooms at this really nice visitor center! Very well marked trail with lots of safe crossings for the roads! Super wide super smooth asphalt so no issues bypassing pedestrians and other cyclists! Rode all the way to the end and found a pumpkin patch! Since we were on our bikes, I only purchased five small ones for two dollars each! We also stopped by the farm stand trail side, and got some of the best Golden delicious apples we’ve ever had! Beautiful rail trail……kudos to Hendersonville because there were 1000 people using it on this stunning Saturday! It has a brewery, playground, coffeehouse, Quik Mart, all on the side of the trail if you need anything. We really enjoyed the countryside! A winner for a Saturday early Fall bike ride!
We walked the trail and it was rather shady and comfortable. The trail was very active to be so new. Loved the Ecusta Brewery and the Market Cafe experience. The trail takes you past Elijah Mtn Gem Mine which would be a fun stop for the littles. I only made it half way as it was dusk but look forward to my next visit. Once you get further north and a bit more rural it was nice to see LP patrolling the trail for safety and awareness.
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