Devil's Kitchen
Posted by: 
Shimski
N 35° 23.947 W 082° 16.408
17S E 384357 N 3918049
This cave is located on a mountain side in North Carolina and is also the home of a very rewarding Geocache.
Waymark Code: WM2QBW
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2007
Views: 133
Devil's Kitchen is a fantastic is located in the mountains south of Asheville. This cave is ripe with history that is painstakingly recorded in the log of the Geocache by the property owner....I will not disclose the secrets of this fantastic spot here....you must visit.
Park at N 35° 24.017 W 082° 16.204
After the initial drive to the above parking coords, the first part of this cache-hunt is a very short nice walk through woods. The final section is mighty steep and can be somewhat dangerous due to the environmental hazards such as terrain--it is very steep and rocky in places and the trails are hard to follow in places, weather--very changeable--hot in summer cold and icy in winter and wildlife--Yellow Jackets, Copperheads and the occasional Timber Rattlesnake can be found here. It is for these reasons that I have rated it highly in the terrain and overall difficulty areas. If you are used to these sort of environmental conditions then you will have no problems at all.
Items you will need to complete this cache hunt: Road atlas/maps on GPS, water, snacks, camera, first aid kit and a flashlight/headlight.
You can get to this cache from a variety of different roads so it's up to you to figure it out. The hard part comes when you get to the above coords. which is where you will park your vehicle--a small pull-off on the side of a dirt road under a large tree overlooking Henderson and Rutherford County's. If there is a car there, park along the side of the road nearby but don't park in the road or you will probably be towed.
Once parked, enter the below coords into your GPS:
35 23.952 N
082 16.372 W
From the parking area, walk uphill along the road to the first driveway on the left. It is a semi-circle drive with three or four houses along it. Follow this drive, passing the first house on the left (made of rock) while following the split-rail fence on the left toward the woods. Go to the right of the fence walking between the fence and an old rock well that is located to the right. Walk down towards the edge of the woods where you will find an unmarked trail.
The trail is very small and hard to see, especially in the summer months, but your GPS should direct you along in the general direction of the next target location that is listed above.
Follow the trail until you come out onto a flat rock with a view of the valley below--now input the below coords into your GPS:
35 23.947 N
082 16.408 W
From the middle of the large flat rock look to your left for a somewhat hidden but usually clear trail leading steeply down the mountain...follow this trail...your GPS will do the rest.
Type of Land: Private Land
Managed By: Private owner-has given permission for travel to the waymark
Contact Info: snakesteve@gmail.com
Website: [Web Link]
Type of Cave: Crevice Cave
Contains Stalactites: no
Contains Stalagmites: no
Contains Bats: no
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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