Beartrail Ridge Overlook - elev. 5872' (Milepost 430.0)

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	Beartrail Ridge Overlook - elev. 5872' (Milepost 430.0)

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Overlook Description

This area of the Balsam range apparently had one of the largest concentrations of black bears in the region during the mid- to late-1800s. There are many streams, mountains, ridges and gaps named after the bear.

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Excerpt adaptations from Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 1 (by William G. Lord), Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 2 (by William G. Lord), Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway - 3rd Edition (by Victoria Logue, Frank Logue, and Nicole Blouin). Copyright 1981 by the American Chestnut Foundation. Reprint by permission of Menasha Ridge Press.

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