About 10 miles south of Siler City is a barren circle about 40 feet in diameter known as the Devil’s Tramping Ground. Folklore says the spot is a place where the devil himself paces in a circle each night to ponder what havoc he can wreak. Seemingly going against the law of science, not a single living thing will grow in the circle. Even vegetation that’s transplanted there will wither away and die. Investigators and thrill seekers have traveled to the circle at night and reported that if you place an item in the circle, it will have vanished by the following morning. Those brave enough to have camped on or near the site have reported glowing red eyes, footsteps outside of their tents, and apparitions appearing near their campsite.
