Puzzle Trails

Vanderbilt’s Treasure

Puzzle Trail Overview


Length: 3 Half Days (12-16 Hrs Total)

Hiking Dist: 10 Miles Total

Locations: Downtown Brevard

Pisgah National Forest

Blue Ridge Parkway

Dupont State Forest


You’ve just pulled up to the family cabin in Brevard and are SO EXCITED to begin your vacation!   You can’t wait to introduce your friends to the area; the waterfalls and views and hiking are amazing!

Last night, while you were unpacking, you dropped a water bottle under the bed.  In your scramble to retrieve it, you see a small book tucked under the mattress.  You pull it out and it appears to be your great-great grandfather’s journal from his time at the Biltmore Forestry School.  You have certainly heard references to him attending the school, but are not sure why he would go to such great lengths to hide his old journal.  You suspect that means it contains something important.  Unfortunately, it’s locked. 

Your first task is to gather your friends and figure out how to open that lock!

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