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The Hardtimes Trailhead

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he sign for the most popular trailhead within Bent Creek. If this parking lot is full, you can always head up the road and hang a right onto the gravel road. That would be Bent Creek Gap Road, and there are free parking spaces along most of its length where trails intersect.