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Merchants Millpond State Park

North Carolina, United States
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Merchants Millpond State Park
by Juanvaldz on Sep 06, 2009
Gates County, Virginia, United States
5.1 miles
5 Mile hike at Merchants Millpond State Park
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Merchant's Millpond
by lausley on Nov 12, 2009
Eason Crossroads, North Carolina, United States
11.0 miles
South (upper) canoe launch Photo
Gum and cypress Photo
wild iris Photo
0.5 Mile marker (Coleman) Bear marking Photo
Spring at Merchants Millpond
by scoutchuck on May 09, 2011
Sunbury, North Carolina, United States
3.8 miles
Mother's Day 2011Upon my wife wishes (Mother Day), we traveled about an hour from Va. Beach to Merchant Millpond. Very light rain had fallen that morning and the Sun finally peeked out; off we went! Just missed a black snake catching a tree frog up in the branches on the Cypress Point trail. (Clockwise) Trail splits at aprox. 0.25 mile from lot. Coleman trail has fire trails that bisect it, but lead no...
Merchant's memorial Photo
Maples and cypress Photo
Red captures my heart! Photo
Fall in Merchant Millpond Photo
Lassiter Trail at Merchant Millpond
by scoutchuck on Nov 11, 2011
Gatesville, North Carolina, United States
5.9 miles
My wife and I hiked here this past Spring on an eventful outing when we encountered a extremely aggressive cottonmouth. Needless to say "No Shoulders" wouldn't keep us at bay!We wanted some Fall swamp pictures and Merchant Mill pond was fairly close to home. Right after we got out of the truck, we walked over to the restrooms and saw a memorial stone of an area veteran. I looked at my watch and...
Merchants Millpond
by Juanvaldz on Sep 06, 2009
Gates County, North Carolina, United States
5.1 miles

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scoutchuck
We went to walk about five miles or so and take pictures of the Fall foliage. It was at or near peak colors today. If hiking the Lassister trail (CCW), the scenery is better along the pond side. I recommend returning the same way from the backpack campground.
Visited on Nov 11, 2011

by scoutchuck on Nov 21, 2011 at 07:29:40 pm

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