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5 days ago · Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. The only way to see the impressive memorial forest is on foot. The figure-eight Joyce Kilmer National Recreation Trail covers 2 miles and has two loops: the 1-1/4-mile lower loop passes the Joyce Kilmer Memorial plaque, and the upper 3/4-mile loop swings through Poplar Cove, a grove of the largest trees. Who is the ...
- Nantahala National Forest, Robbinsville, 28771, NC
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A walk through Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest is a journey back in time through a magnificent forest with towering trees as old as 450 years. Some enormous tulip-poplars are more than 20 feet in circumference and stand 100 feet tall.
This 3,800-acre forest was set aside in 1936 as a memorial to the author of the poem “Trees,” Joyce Kilmer, who was killed in action in France during World War I. This forest, part of the Joyce Kilmer-Slick Rock Wilderness, is maintained in its primitive state.
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Joyce Kilmer Memorial Trail. This figure-8 loop trail travels through a spectacular, virgin forest, one of the largest contiguous tracts of old-growth forest in the Eastern United States. The forest around this trail is designated as the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, a part of... 2mi, Hilly, Some Obstacles.
The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest is an experience of a lifetime and quite possible for most to explore with an undemanding 2-mile roundtrip trail. In the shape of a figure eight, the trail is defined by an upper and lower loop.
Joyce Kilmer Lower Loop Trail. Discover this 1.9-mile loop trail near Robbinsville, North Carolina. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 57 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking and running, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
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Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. 121 reviews. #185 of 5,698 things to do in North Carolina. Forests. Write a review. About. Impressive 3800-acre wilderness that was once the unchartered hunting ground of the Cherokee Indians. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing.
