Dupont Forest question.

[ff347]

I know a good deal of people here are very familiar with the area and was wondering what is/was the private property that is in the middle of the Dupont Forest?

http://ncforestservice.gov/Contacts/pdf/dsf/DuPont Trail Map.pdf

Google maps shows what looks like quite a maze of foundations and maybe some excavating? Looking at doing some mtn. biking in new territory and thought I would download the map for reference and it just made me wonder. Not working on a conspiracy theory or anything!

Thanks

 

[99UZJay]

So from what I have been told, the Dupont State Forest land was donated by the Dupont company who used to have an X-Ray products manufacturing facility on that site, and the "no public" area is where that facility was. Due to having that type stuff out there it might be a health/safety/national security type thing.

 

[the gimpey one]

The falls area is awesome. I know that much.

 

[wnckeith]

There is some awesome mountain biking in Dupont...I suggest parking in the Corn Mill Shoals parking area and riding Burnt Mountain...one of my favorite trails! Have fun!

 

[CruisinTiger]

It's where I got engaged...absolutely beautiful area, my parents live like 5 min from there and JP had his reception not too far from there

 

[elkaholic]

It is a former manufacturing facility, first owned by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company then later Agfa Film (or I may have that bass-akwards). The old airfield that is in the forest was used by both the plant and a kid's summer camp that was in the forest.

There are some absolutely great mountain bike trails in the forest that range from easy to hard. You can get a pass to drive a vehicle on the forest roads for the physically challenged. I was going to do that for my step father who lived in the area, but he passed before I could make it happen.