Floral Trail
Floral Trail is around 0.4 miles one way, and connects the Dogwood and Honeysuckle Trails.
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Floral Trail Details
Floral Trail is around 0.4 miles one way, and connects the Dogwood and Honeysuckle Trails. The trailhead for Floral Trail is on Hot Springs Mountain Drive, 50 yards past the Happy Hollow jug fountain. The trail literally uphill both ways, just as your parents' walk to school was so long ago. It crosses Hot Springs Mountain Drive in a valley, with one end on North Mountain and the other on Hot Springs Mountain. Take the right, and you'll cross the drive and follow a zigzag path to a shelter at the Honeysuckle Trail intersection. To the left, there's a mortared stone staircase, which climbs to a gravel path that features blooming dogwoods in the spring. The trail joins the Lower Dogwood Trail loop at a mortared stone bench and a distance marker; here hikers can head left to Arlington Trail or right to the Upper Dogwood Trail.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
0.4 miles
Estimated time
Region
N/A
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Floral Trail
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Hot Springs Mountain
Accessible via Hot Springs Mountain Drive, as well as a number of hiking trails, Hot Springs Mountain is the definitive feature in the eastern portion of the park.
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Hot Springs Mountain Drive
Hot Springs Mountain Drive offers the main scenic access to the eastern portion of the park.
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Lower Dogwood Trail
The .7-mile Lower Dogwood Trail loop begins when hikers take a left at the east end of the very short Arlington Trail.
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Hot Springs Mountain Tower
Opened in 1983, the Hot Springs Mountain Tower provides visitors with a viewpoint 1,256 feet above sea level.
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Hot Springs Mountain Trail
Hot Springs Mountain Trail, a 1.7-mile loop trail, is one of the park's most popular trails.
