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Andrews Geyser

Popular streamside and wooded picnic area. A gravity-forced geyser, which shoots a tall water plume in the air, was constructed in 1885 to mark the railroad gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mill Creek Road (SR 1407), Old Fort.

Catawba Falls

One of the most pristine of North Carolina's waterfalls.

Mountain Music

Every Friday hundreds of people get together in a hall beside the old Fire Department for music making and dancing. Nobody's paid everyone's welcome and coffee and soft drinks are still just a quarter. Mountain Music featuring traditional music.

Davidson's Fort

Davidson’s Fort. a replica colonial fort of the American Revolution will present historical interpreters and re-enactors at their spring muster. Davidson’s Fort is a 501c3 public charity. For directions visit http://www.davidsonsfort.com or call 828-668-4831

From the Old Fort Dept follow Hwy 70 (Main St) east to Lackey Town Road on your right. Turn right go over the railroad tracks travel 300 feet to the Gate on your left with Davidson's Fort signs. From the Mountain Gateway museum travel east on Water St, turn left at stop sign, make your next right (just before tracks) follow Railroad st about 1/2 mile to gate next to Janesville Products.

Point Lookout Greenway Bike Trail

The best paved bike greenway in the Asheville area opened in late 2008. Point Lookout Trail is a 3.6-mile paved biking/walking path surrounded by Pisgah National Forest and barricaded to motorized vehicles at both ends. It was formerly part of Old US Highway 70, winding through the woods with serene views of the mountains, the railroad and forest.

While the trail is only 3.6 miles one way (plus another 1/2 mile from the parking area), it climbs 900 feet in elevation from Old Fort to Ridgecrest (near Black Mountain). Begin at the Old Fort entrance to bike the uphill portion first (even, gentle climb), then you can coast down on your bicycle as your reward. Its an eight mile roundtrip from the Pisgah Forest picnic area parking.