At Buckquarter Creek, (also accessed on the return section of the Buckquarter Creek Trail that runs directly along the river) there are remnants of a small footbridge to the Holden Mill Trail, and a short extension to the old mill remnants. This bridge was destroyed in recent flooding and may not be rebuilt. There is also a self-named and unblazed access to the west end of Holden Mill Trail called Dumont Trail found off Dumont Rd. If you park at the very end of Cole Mill at the loop parking area, you more easily access the short Eno Trace Trail, and the swinging cable bridge to Cox Mountain Trail and Fanny Ford Trail. The 5 backcountry campsites located in this area are on the Fanny Ford Trail. ( * = See Below.)

FAVORITE COMBINATION TRAILS FOR LONGER HIKES IN THIS AREA:
There are quite a few combinations available in this section and doing all of them in any particular order could total over 12 miles. I will often do Cox Mountain clockwise, turn onto Fanny's Ford clockwise, ford the river at Few's Ford (Fanny's Ford is often not fordable in high water) and take on Buckquarter and Holden's Mill Trails. Likewise, it is usual to do Buckquarter, Fieldstone, and Holden's Mill together, or Buckquarter, Ridge and Shakori together. Knight trail is simply a local resident access for horses. You can also follow the bushwhack trail south to Pleasant Green Road to meet up with the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Quarry Trail, and points east.

Describing it from the split on Buckquarter Trail, near the old Cole Cabin seen from the trail intersection, it heads due north, past another old cabin site on your right, and intersects the Knight Trail on your right. It turns west and crosses a small creek which can be robust after a long rain, and hits a trail split to the right, which is the Shakori Trail and continues on an old roadbed past the Group Campsites on your left, heading uphill to a sharp right turn where the Shakori Trail connects. This is not a loop trail, and most people return via the Shakori Trail.

At sunset, there can be interesting vistas by bushwhacking to the west (left) and standing on the ridge overlooking the Eno River, which usually cannot be seen through the trees below.