Devils Tramping Ground
In these woods, there is a perfect circle in which no grass grows. Many have placed large stones inside the circle, only to find them gone the next day. It is said that at night the devil walks around the circle and thus moves everything outside the circle. In one report, a scout set up a tent in the middle of the circle and the next morning found the tent outside of it.
The official web site (Best viewed between the hours of 3 and 4 am) of the Tramping Ground is located at http://DevilsTrampingGround.com
But you go first…I’m too scared.
Comment by Edward Bain | 09.17.2005 | 12:23 am
I have been out to the tramping ground, on halloween, when all of the stuff is supose to happen. Not everything is true. You can see the Devil, but he looks over your shoulder like he is waiting for something. I put a radio in the middle of the circle and it got turned down where you could not hear it unless you put your ear up to it. But, it never got moved an inch. The moon changes to bright red too right before midnight.
Comment by Christina | 09.22.2005 | 1:03 pm
The Tramping Ground is a scary place. You can feel it when you step on to that path just off the road, there’s something paranormal about it. I just wish there were a way to find out when it all began. It’s a shame is a party spot for teenagers nowadays…I can only hope someday they’ll find themselves surprised
Comment by Haleigh | 09.26.2005 | 6:37 pm
This is bull. I’m sorry yall, but I live close to it, and I’m a sensitive, in a paranormal research group. Me and another senstive spent the entire night in the middle of the circle, right outside the fire pit, and not once experienced anything slightly paranormal. We even took the the sign out in front of it, and hung it over our front door. ^_^ There’s nothing out there, you’re just paranoid.
Comment by Megan | 09.30.2005 | 10:05 pm
Ive never been there but one of my friends has she was supposibly camping out there with her X boyfriend and they had heared of the story so they but up there tent in the circle and stuck a knife in the ground and the next morning the knife was inside the tent with them and the tent was exactly 1 foot away from the circle
Comment by Tommy | 10.2.2005 | 1:27 pm
wow, i dont think i have ever heard of anything so strange… but there has to be some truth to it Megan. Explain how no grass grows there and how you are the only one who says there is nothing strange there
Comment by Casey | 10.15.2005 | 9:41 pm
What i believe is that i dont think that the devil has any thing to do with the tramping ground because the devil is prisoned is hell but i do believe that a demon or some sort of other presence is doing this. I dont live to far from it so i might go check it out for myself…
Comment by Angel | 10.17.2005 | 11:20 am
Casey, I had friends who went and they slept in sleeping bags in the circle and woke up the next morning………………..you guessed it right where they started in the circle.
Megan is not the only one who says there is nothing there. My understanding is the reason nothing grows, well almost nothing. The whole ‘nothing grows there’ is a myth in itself. Anyway, the reason almost nothing grows there has to do with the soil being too rich or not rich enough in certain minerals. I had bare spot in my back yard (roughly 4′ x 2′ not a perfect rectangle mind you this is just the approximate size) where I could not get any grass to grow for almost four years, I added some topsoil and voila! grass. And I don’t think the devil or demons had anything to do with it. Unless adding topsoil banishes them………..hmmm a new market for topsoil or Demon Be Gone. hee
Comment by Ann | 10.26.2005 | 1:04 pm
Oh and one more thing…There is also a version of this story that puts the location in Pittsboro, NC.
Comment by Ann | 10.26.2005 | 1:18 pm
i think this is stupid…and i do belive in the paranormal but this sounds stupid
Comment by mandy | 11.26.2005 | 10:04 pm
This sounds wierd and creepy but some of it can be real. Its a possablitiy of people playing jokes or it could be real. No telling.
Comment by Kat | 11.27.2005 | 6:07 pm
hmm, i agree with kat. just one thing i want to say in addition to this, no point in believing in the supernatural and paranormal. why? because it is fact. simple as that. the world is full of mysteries.
besides, if a semi sentient and/or sentient force is controlling any events at this location, maybe it can control when and when not to do things unnatural. think about it. just cause you experience nothing, somebody else just might.
Comment by matt drum | 12.9.2005 | 3:25 am
It could be someone just playing a stupid prank on people. A sensitive? Yeah, right.
Comment by thayet59 | 12.9.2005 | 11:38 am
i agree with all the people but it can be true
Comment by JJ | 12.27.2005 | 4:01 pm
well how do you explain the fact of the 40 foot perfect circle huh?
Comment by Beau | 01.9.2006 | 8:50 pm
It’s called “The Devils Tramping Ground” beacause long ago when it was first discovered no one could think of an explination therefor the devil must have done it. There have been researchers come and go and no one can explain why it hasn’t had any growth for so long nor can they explain why it’s a perfect circle. I have not visited the spot but plan to soon as I’m sensitive to energy disturbances.
Comment by KB | 02.11.2006 | 3:23 am
how do you know all about this you might be a ghost or something or even be a part of the devil jk but yeah I was kidding the whole time yoooou guys fell for all that crapp so haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Comment by polly | 02.14.2006 | 11:11 am
that is not true !!!!!
Comment by savanna | 02.21.2006 | 3:43 pm
Fell for it? For God’s sake it’s an actual place, wether you believe or not! Anyway I don’t think it’s really the Devil, maybe a demon. Why in the world would the Devil waste time pacing on Earth when he could be creating chaos?
Comment by Victoria | 02.26.2006 | 1:38 pm
The Devil’s Tramping Ground
In a wooded area in western Chatham County, ten miles east of Siler City, is a well-worn path that forms a ring forty feet in diameter. The path itself is a foot wide. The center of the circle and the ground outside the path are lush with grass and other plant life, but nothing grows in the foot-wide track. At sunset, when rocks or similar heavy objects are placed in the pathway, they are found the next morning to have been brushed aside. In fall and winter, when rabbit hunters roam the surrounding countryside, their dogs perform joyously until the chase nears the barren circle. Then the dogs tuck their tail between their legs and slink away. They will not go near the spot.
Soon after the first settlers came to Chatham County, they discovered the strange site, which soon became known as the Devil’s Tramping Ground. This was before 1800.
Though no one ever saw him stalking there, it was believed to be the haunt of the Foul Fiend, who came at night to tramp around and around and around in a circle, his head lowered, his expression intense. It was during these hours that Satan planned his evil schemes to undo mankind. At the first light of morning he was gone, winging his way like a bat across the world to carry out his nefarious purposes. Yet so scorching had been his footprints on the ground of his circular pathway that the soil became infertile, and the nocturnal retreat of the hellish Prince of Darkness was shunned and avoided.
Comment by bet | 04.6.2006 | 12:53 am
Alright looky here, Im from Pennsylvania, and in the region im in theres four or five different areas EXACTLY like this, I, like two of the other commenters, am a sensitive, and i can tell you, this place has NOTHING to do with the devil aside that its probably demon related meaning a person in a limbo like state who is more geared towards evil doings,
On the other hand, it may very well, like Ann said, have some biological or geographical explanation. if, for example, theres ground water beneath the spot and there has been for awhile, it’ll erode the spot into a rounded shape, but for the ring to exist there would have to be a different more dense type of rock surrounding this spot, which, geographically, would mean there was once a stream or river there, that happened to flow AROUND a fairly “weak” type of rock, an bring in new sediments to form a denser rock, which is, almost too perfect, but I don’t know the area so I can’t say for sure. I can say, however, that I’ll most definetly be driving the long way to the Outer Banks this year, so I can go check this out.
Comment by Andy | 04.25.2006 | 3:51 pm
Hey all,
I’m doing a documentary on this site and would love to speak with those of you who may have had an experience or know people who have. I will be shooting in Pittsboro this Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30. Please feel free to email me if you’re interested at rtheisen@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Ryan
Comment by Ryan | 04.28.2006 | 11:05 am
Okay me and some friends are planning to spend the night there in a few weeks.Afterwords I might post someting and tell you all if its true or what.If it’s not,it’s not.If it is,I’m not going back there.My friends might chicken out at the sound of a twig breaking,but I’ll force them to go.No wat I’m sleeping there alone.
Comment by kirby | 06.3.2006 | 4:21 pm
The Devil’s Stomping Ground is located near Asheboro. It used to be the location of an old salt mill. The area with no vegetation contains a high content of salt. The deer and other animals from the surrounding forrest use it as a giant salt lick. Studies have been done and have concluded that there is no paranormal activity any where near this area. The fear of the legend and the excitment of telling someone that something happened will continue to keep this legend alive longer than we are.
Comment by Robyn | 07.7.2006 | 1:44 am
intresting oh ya megan shut the hell up *****.
Comment by kody green | 07.18.2006 | 12:07 pm
Being part Native American, not only am I tied to this state, I’m tied to this land. This place or these places are tied to the ancestors of this land and not to the Christian devil or demons.
My mother’s blood is Irish, and the sacred groves of trees are the same way… tied to the ancestors.
Even if you’re a sensitive… If it’s not in your blood… if you can’t feel the pulse…
Comment by Morrighan | 07.20.2006 | 2:19 pm
Ight yall As yall can tell im from raliegh i’ve been there pretty cool place. No Devil though. Just respect our beliefs because it is part of North Carolina history. Our History!
Comment by Joseph | 07.28.2006 | 11:35 pm
hey my terapins name is savvana
Comment by angel | 08.8.2006 | 3:59 pm
OMG THIS IS SO FREAKY. BUT HOW DO THEY NOT KNOW THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN ANIMAL. ANIMALS LIVE IN THE FOREST TOO NOW. SO GET OVER IT. THE ONLY WAY U CAN PROVE THAT ITS TRUE IS TO WATCH IT ALLLLL NIGHT AND IF U SEE IT THEN PROVE IT AND THEN WE MIGHT BELIEVE IT. GOSH ALL THIS STUFF IS FREAKY. WELL WRITE ME PPL IF U THINK IM BEING HONEST HERE IM NOT JOKING. OR U KNO WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE WIND. BUT ANYWAY BYE!
LOTS OF LOVE!
I LOVE CHRIS!!!
Comment by katie rogers | 08.17.2006 | 12:20 pm
That’s dumb…the devil is not gonna go around moving things!
Comment by April | 08.25.2006 | 12:59 pm
now thats scary
Comment by jocelynn | 09.25.2006 | 12:41 pm
Now if a devil was even around me i would spazzz out
Comment by choo chcoo | 09.25.2006 | 12:44 pm
I went out there. its all bull. I didn’t see no devil. i stuck a quarter in the middle of the cirlce one day. came back the next day and the quarter was still there. I have family in siler city. they said it was a tale told by some local to scare someone from some big city up north.
Comment by Diana | 10.3.2006 | 10:31 am
I don’t really care if it’s true or not, i just want to go…..could someone give me directions…if there is a “devil” or “demon”, i am pretty sure it will say “hey” to me >:}What you call hell, i call home.
Comment by Brian | 10.4.2006 | 9:03 pm
A professor of mine was talking about how it was just this circle with a lot of trash everywhere in and around it (i suppose from the parties). She said nothing was really that unusual about it. What could have happened was a long time ago (too long for anybody to exactly remember) a round structure (perhaps a silo) sat on the spot. Something could have decayed, releasing something into the soil that killed the plants, and nobody ever took the time to make the soil fertile again. There are plenty of spots like that (like the above person mentioned). Also, there is a kind of fungus that starts growing, and spreads outwards in a nearly perfect circle. The fungus kills everything underneath it. Unless minerals and organic materials are added, the soil is infertile. So that could be another explanation.
Comment by Amanda | 10.5.2006 | 12:32 pm
back in the 40’s Gunther P Carsile poured his used motor oil on that spot
Comment by nicky | 10.11.2006 | 3:40 am
Okay, so if this story is “true”, wouldn’t you think that if the people that slept in the tent then woke up to find it out of the circle would have felt it being moved during the night?! I mean how could you even sleep during something like that? I don’t know about anyone else but if I was in a tent there I would definitly know if I was being moved or not. But yet not one person has commented about that. In my opinion, this story is false….
Comment by Mandy | 10.12.2006 | 9:49 pm
I live in Goldsboro, and my 16 year old son wants me to take him and his friends there for his birthday on October 28 just for kicks. Should I do it? I’m not really scared, but then again….Yikes! (Input or advice, please) Laura
Comment by Laura | 10.19.2006 | 12:48 pm
I grew up at Harpers Cross Roads where the Devils Tramping Ground is.There is nothing there.I knew the family who owened the land.We used to ride horses all over that place and the flat woods down there.Years ago they put grass killer on the cycle so you could see it better.Yes all the teenagers used to party there some 20 years ago and maybe still do.There used to be some cool trees at the road that where bent up like horns.At night it is alittle spooky with knowing the story.The story goes like this….The Devil would come come down 1 path at midnight and walk the circleto think his problems out.Then just befor daybreak he would leave going down the other path.If you do go to stay the night there are are wild dogs out there so make sure to put your food up.Also watch out for snakes.When you get to Siler City you will take the Airport Road.You will go down it till you get to the The Devils Tramping Ground.If you come to Harpers Cross Roads which is a stop light and a gas station plus a couple of places to eat you have gone to far.Most people are friendly down there.Just ask them what they think about it.
Comment by Anita | 10.25.2006 | 11:49 am
The bottom line is this: If you don’t believe in any kind of witchcraft, evil, supernatral then you’re not going to believe in the legends of the devil’s tramping ground. If you do believe then you will feel it and believe it. I lived there my whole life and it was my escape from the world and i loved it and still do. Yes, I have seen some weird stuff but not all the time. It’s not a every day thing it’s not the gateway to hell or nothing, it’s like a place where spirits roam move on and come back. If you don’t beleive then shut up about it and don’t read nothing on it, don’t visit; don’t let it even cross your mind cause you’re to shallow to realize it’s meaning.
Comment by Stephanie | 10.25.2006 | 9:29 pm
Look, I’ve been out there, this was a couple years ago. There is most definately something out there. Now, first, let me say that this does sound an awful lot like the Blair Witch Project, but this was right before that even came out.
We went out there with four people (that includes me). We put a tarp down because it had been raining and put our tent with one corner outside of the circle and the rest inside. The ground out there is so incredibly hard you have to use a hammer to get the stakes in the ground (and these were the thin metal stakes, not the thick plastic ones). I was freaked out from the time we got there.
We were all at that point of being 2 minutes from passing out, when I was staring at the ceiling of the tent and saw a hand-just the finger-tips, not the palm, press down on the top of the tent. At this I woke my boyfriend up and told him to watch. He obviously thought I was nuts, until we saw 2 press down and scratch around the top of the tent, making that “zip” sound, then the sides of the tent started to shake violently. We all of a sudden heard a car, and it stopped. Dave jumped up and looked outside, but there was nothing, no sound, no one.
The car happened to be some kids from ECU just coming out there to check it out. When we got out, our tenthad been slid about 3 feet off the tarp, the rainguard had been ripped and spun around, and the stakes (metal) were bent and ripped out of the ground. The tarp was still in the same spot, but we had slid, and no one had felt it. We packed up our stuff and left at 5 in the morning.
Well, thats my experience, believe it or not…
Comment by Tara | 10.30.2006 | 5:54 pm
I don’t think any of this is true. People just make the stories for fun. If you Don’t Believe me let’s ALL meet there and just see for ourselves.
Comment by chris | 10.31.2006 | 10:03 am
Tara You and your friends were just experiencing mind games or most likly someone was playing somes jokes that obviously worked. The people who got out of the car could have been the one’s playing the joke!!!
If you fall for a story like this one you need HELP!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by chris | 10.31.2006 | 10:08 am
Oh, one more thing if you want to say anything to me about my comments E-mail me at xocsirhc@myway.com
Maybe you can try to convince me that it is real.(yeah, Right)
Comment by chris | 10.31.2006 | 10:12 am
Chris,
I didn’t ask you to believe a bit of it, and unless someone was being suspended from a tree, there was no one around the tent. The top was the only thing we couldn’t see out of. I just posted my experience there, and I’m really not losing any sleep if you don’t believe it.
Comment by Tara | 10.31.2006 | 1:18 pm
Tara
I don’t know who you are and really don’t care. But, you probally aren’t right in the head. Like I said before, All this is most likely mind games or pranks. And the worst thing is you are dumb enough to fall for it. Or you just posted the story for attention.
Comment by chris | 11.1.2006 | 9:21 am
One more thing, Like I said I don’t believe this **** and if you do you should get medical help. Since I don’t believe and you actually think there is paranormal activity out there, Why don’t we meet up there and I can prove that it was all in your head.!!!!!!
Comment by chris | 11.1.2006 | 9:50 am
I went out there last night with a friend. There was a car out there but we didnt’ see anyone else– that scared me more than anything else– I was afraid that we were going to get ambushed by pseudo-satanists or something. We didn’t stay but a minute, and the only freaky thing we saw was a dead deer at the foot of the path– it looked like someone had cut its brain out. Clean cuts along its head. I think we are going to go back again but try to arrive before it gets dark.
Comment by emily | 11.1.2006 | 10:39 am
Emily
I have to admit that the cuts from the deer was probally from the people who was in the car. now I can say that I finally got tara to shut up. But, Emily I hope you don’t belive this ****. If you go back its just going to be a waste of time.
Comment by chris | 11.2.2006 | 9:35 am
so being born & raised in nc i still havent made it to the “tramping ground” or “brown mtn lights” but me and some friends want to go check these places out hen we get a break from school….ive got a big tent lol so uhm anyone want to join?
Comment by Holidaye | 11.4.2006 | 6:50 am
Holidaye
Don’t waste you’re time. This is just a made up story.
If you go your like everyone else, you have nothing better to do then waste your time.
Comment by chris | 11.6.2006 | 10:42 am
It is real hot in there,it’s scary.First it gets real hot,than u sleep inside the circle,finnaly at morning u are outside the circle.
It’s creepy!
Comment by Neo | 11.8.2006 | 10:43 pm
I spent the night there last night with a few friends, absolutely nothing happened, except for a few good ol’ boys on atvs coming by to warm up by our fire. The only reason why it was hard to sleep is because we all slept on the ground without tents and there is broken glass everywhere
Comment by Mike | 11.10.2006 | 9:29 pm
This story reminds me of Wooden Lucy. One look from that woman and it meant your death. Not because she was ugly, actually she was very pretty. But because she was cursed.
Comment by Tessa-Marie | 12.2.2006 | 3:09 pm
i like the website, cuz i like haunted stuff.
Comment by patricia | 01.12.2007 | 12:08 pm
The devil’s tramping ground is a salt lick, folks. That’s it. Sorry to disappoint.
Comment by NCGuy | 01.19.2007 | 4:02 pm
You know what’s really creepy? The fact that everyone gets so fired up over these things. Sheesh, you’d think someone’s mother’s honor was at stake or something. And if I read one more response that says “I’m a sensitive” or “I’m an expert in the paranormal” I swear I’m going to kill myself just so I can come haunt your @$$. The only thing you’re sensitive to is when it’s time to change your diaper. Seriously…go play in traffic or something, ya bunch of friggin’ morons.
Comment by Shlomo | 02.13.2007 | 5:50 am
once me and some of my friends went to that circle and spent the night. two of us took 1st watch while the other 2 slept. then i think at 12:00 at night we saw a figure and started shooting. we went to check it out and there was nothing but all the bbs of the shotgun in a circle!!!!
Comment by CRIP | 02.20.2007 | 3:29 pm
When i was in college a group of us spent the night in that circle. Absolutely nothing happened.
Comment by Charles | 03.6.2007 | 9:26 am
well yall i have camped,rode 4 wheelers and doine just about anything you can think of at the dtg…i live with in 5 miles of it and i do say yea there are some weird things that do happen,strange feelings,but other than that its not so bad…go on out and camp have a ball you never know what might happen,just dont hold your breathe about the circle and the stuff on it or inside of it moving…dont happen..
Comment by shane | 03.14.2007 | 9:39 am
what is really sad that if you read comments from states like…….not north carolina all are grammatically correct and not “ingant azz” sounding, that is real sad, I watn to live somewhere else. Interesting ghost stories, now i have the creeps and I gotta go pee, darn it. But they are to interesting to stop reading.
Comment by Jodie N | 06.16.2007 | 1:45 am
I visited the DTG way back in 1970, when I was in junior high school in Raleigh. I seems to be much the same in recent pictures (like on Wikipedia) as I remember it. It’s not very exciting, but I remember noticing at the time that not only is there no vegetation growing in the circle, but none of the trees nearby have branches that grow in the direction of the circle. This seems to still be the case in the pictures I can find on the web. I remember there being one tree that grew the closest to the edge being “dead” on the side facing the circle (bark rotting off, etc.) There as also a dead tree stump almost right at the edge. No one ever seems to remark on that element of the mystery, but I saw those trees myself.
The Wikipedia article claims the USGS tested the soil inside the circle and it tests normal, not heavy in salts. There’s still no scientific explanation for the persistence of the circle. Surely the tales of Satan stomping around in the NC woods are unlikely, as are the tales of Druids and extra-terrestrials. But it is still an unexplained mystery.
One weird thing that happened was that I took a handful of the dirt form the circle and put it in my red wool jacket’s front pocket. It was very dry crumbly dirt, and very black, which itself is odd for North Carolina, known for its red clay soil. Later I emptied it out of the pocket, but it left a black stain on the pocket that “soaked” through to the outside. No dry cleaning could ever remove the black stain completely, which is usually no problem with black soil or even oily soil. Not scary, but strange.
Comment by Joe Max | 06.17.2007 | 5:41 pm
Hmm.. I was raised not to far from here in Robbins, NC (home of John Edwards). Always read about the stories of the DTG and was always intrigued about anything paranormal. I knew it was nearby and had been to Harpers Crossroads, Bear Creek and even bought my first (used) car in Siler City. But never actually knew where the DTG was until doing a little Internet search today. I did ask others while growing up in the area about the DTG and they said it was just a distressed area of vegetation that people camp and party. Maybe that turned me off from actually trying to find it once I got my driver’s license in the late 80s and had the freedom to do so. But now, I am thinking about taking a road trip back to my home town just for the heck of it. I have lived in Charlotte, NC since 1989 and as a Professional Geologist, want to see the soil myself. A previous post about groundwater causing the circle made no scientific sense what so ever, so I will come to my on conclusions when I arrive. May take back a soil sample to send to the lab. My college buddy works for one here in Charlotte and may analyze it for free. The cool things you can do on your day off!
Comment by Bryan | 06.22.2007 | 9:24 am
I was stationed at Pope Air Force Base Spring Lake North Carolina near Fort Bragg as an airlift wing for the 82nd airborn in 1966 & 1967. Heard of the Devil’s stomping ground’s but never seen it. Told my friend to take his car their. He would not be lossing anything as you filled up the oil and checked the gas. I do remember the Mako Light and looking for it Where a train crashed and two people lost their heads and are there at night looking for their head. It was an eiree night, fog and all Quite impressive. check it out.
Comment by Leon of Michigan | 07.21.2007 | 2:02 pm
youre web site scares the **** out of me u guys suck balls hahahahahahhaa
Comment by jacob | 07.28.2007 | 11:04 pm
Ok folks,
First of all I live about 20 minutes from there and I don’t believe the “Devil” or any other “demon” is walking the earth in BFE Chatham County North Carolina. The reason nothing grows there is simple, it’s because the soil has a high salt content. As for the 40 foot circle it was probably the site of a silo that was used for salt storage back in the day. As far as legends go its a fun legend but there is not one shred of proof to go with any of it. I have spent plenty of nites out there over the years (65 times) and nothing has ever happened and I have never observed one strange thing. Except for the dumb *** devil worshipers trying to call satan or conjur demons..
Comment by Traxster | 08.7.2007 | 4:32 pm
Actually, grass does grow in the circle, trash is in the forest, and actually, now that i think about it, you can barely see the “cicle.” a big dissapointment, but pretty in the fall.
Comment by S. Louis | 09.16.2007 | 3:13 pm
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Comment by jocelyn | 09.27.2007 | 4:06 pm
Hey all,
I’ve grown up listening to the stories that revolve around “The Devil’s Tramping Ground”. There are many! I’ve never actually visited the site, as I’ve found no one brave enough to go with me. However, there is speculation as to whether or not the stories are true. I am a sensitive to paranormal activity and I am currently undergoing psych training. My intentions will soon be to get the scietific evidence that many people have searched for in order to prove these stories true or false. Wish me luck, and I will keep everyone informed fmy findings.
Comment by twisted_angel | 10.1.2007 | 2:13 pm
I’ve lived in Chatham County almost all my life and have been to the Devil’s Tramping Ground several times. When I was a teenager me and a couple of friends went out there exploring to check out the legend. Nothing outrageous happened, but we had a good time scaring each other, and by the end of the night, it was easy to get that prickly feeling on the back of your neck just from thinking about all the stories. The circle is overgrown now and harder to see, but it is still cool to check out if you’re ever in the area. Just don’t expect a whole lot of excitement—besides locals four-wheeling in the flatwoods theres not a whole lot going on.
Comment by abacus | 10.23.2007 | 7:19 am
yea there is something strange there and if you dont think so then you can meet me at big beard
Comment by adam | 10.31.2007 | 11:17 am
yea there is something strange there and if you dont think so then you can meet me at big bear
Comment by adam | 10.31.2007 | 11:17 am
The devil.devil tramping ground.Thats why im a Chrisitian..
Comment by patty | 11.5.2007 | 4:03 pm
when was the most recent times that anyone has been out to this place?
Comment by Diane | 11.9.2007 | 4:55 pm
If the circle is a perfect circle, measured at 40 ft in width, then it must have been formed by a UFO. At least that’s what UFO believers have stated happened to their fields when one landed on their land. Just a thought…..
Comment by Reba | 11.23.2007 | 11:22 pm
This would also explain why nothing can grow there. It seems that these ships emit so much heat that it kills any living organism in its path, therefore, preventing anything from being able to grow again.
Comment by Reba | 11.23.2007 | 11:24 pm
One thing people need to understand about the paranormal is that it is completley spontaneous. My grandma’s house was “haunted” but only once did I ever experience anything slightly paranormal. I didn’t go there to be haunted, it just happened. Something (not necesarily the devil) could be “tramping,” or rather, haunting the area. Its not something you can plan on and time, it is up to the so-called demon. You can’t expect to go there and see the devil pushing tents, rocks, etc from the grounds and say ‘Eh, I guess it is true.’
I am not of the christian religion but I do beleive there is something paranormal about the DTG. Maybe soon I can go up to DTG and see “Satan” as he is called for myself.
Comment by Krystyn | 12.9.2007 | 3:50 pm
If things are said to disappear the next morning… Why hasn’t anyone tried to stay up all night while watching something that has been placed in the center? If it is true and things are placed outside of the center by morning, they would see how it happens.
I don’t really believe in paranormal…
Comment by Missy | 12.15.2007 | 4:33 pm
I have been there several times, I’m sensitive but dont fill like there is a whole lot of activity going on there but when I did visit a family was camping out there and their dog would not even go near the circle and was barking at it.
Comment by Christie | 01.8.2008 | 2:26 pm
Like every supposed haunt I’ve visited, nothing unusual happened. Perhaps I’m somehow able to scare away devils and ghosts?
While I suppose it’s possible that I’m scaring off the spooks, it seems more likely that it’s just like any urban myth. People tell it for the sake of attention. They make up stories, and then other people pass on those stories to get attention for themselves too. Add to that all the gullible and easily spooked people that believe in supernatural things without any evidence, and presto, instant legend.
Comment by Thanatos | 01.13.2008 | 12:41 am
I had an amazing ****** in this circle! I was already wet when the devil came up and fucked my brains out! His nut was red and hot!!! It was a feeling I will never forget! Afterwards I **** in his mouth!
Comment by Jack Meoff | 02.5.2008 | 1:44 pm
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Comment by Jack Meoff | 02.5.2008 | 1:45 pm
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Comment by Jack Meoff | 02.5.2008 | 1:47 pm
i am 50 yrs old .my father n his father use 2 hunt there when they were kids, i know secrets that very few know about thi place, if u would like 2 know the truth behind this, contact me as i have proof from over a century ago.. oh yeah it is true if u know the secrets contact me at bitemeagainblue@yahoo.com ill b glad to show all disbeleivers if u dare, e mail me sweet dreams
Comment by billy | 03.1.2008 | 6:55 pm
I think it sounds really cool i would love to check it out sometime how haunted is it?
Comment by Brandy Calloway | 03.29.2008 | 9:04 pm
I went out to the tramping grounds and attempted to test all the myths. The myth of placing things in the circle was immediatley disproven because we arrived to find the remains of a fire, a blue backpack, and a Jack Daniels bottle in the middle that had obviously been there for some time. It was daylight so there were no red eyes. It was also very possible to drive your car over the circle without it cutting off. I drove my car up the path and over the circle with no problems. I also drove on the circle, cut my car off and started it again with no problems. There were also some random blades of grass throughout it although on the whole it did not seem able to support any plant life. The only other part of the myth that seems to have any truth to it is the myth that animals shy away from it. I cannot make any factual statement about this because we did not bring an animal but there did seem to be an odd absence of any animals including insects. I did not see any there in the full thirty minutes we were there.
Comment by Blake | 05.13.2008 | 3:47 am