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North Carolina

Deer Park Carriage Trail

0.6 mi

Distance

36 ft

Elev. Gain

12m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Deer Park Carriage Trail is a loop trail in Watauga County, North Carolina. It is 0.6 miles long and gains 36 feet. The surface is gravel. Per National Park Service, it is open to horses. The nearest town is Foscoe, North Carolina, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,269 ft
Max:1,283 ft
Gain:13 ft
Loss:14 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,269 ft and 1,283 ft across 0.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,269 ft1,274 ft1,278 ft1,283 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.3 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,270 ft
High point0.3 mi1,283 ft
End0.6 mi1,269 ft

Trail Details

Horse access: National Park Service, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Route Type
Loop
Surface
Gravel

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Foscoe, NC · about 2 mi away
County:
Watauga County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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