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Bighorn Trail, Eagles Nest Wilderness

Bighorn Trail, Eagles Nest Wilderness

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Beginning on Columbine Dr. in East Vail, CO, the Bighorn Trail climbs steeply out of the...

Bowman’s Shortcut Trail, White River National Forest

Bowman’s Shortcut Trail, White River National Forest

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Bowman’s Shortcut is an easy-to-get-to trail that tops a ridge that enables views...

Booth Lake Trail, White River National Forest

Booth Lake Trail, White River National Forest

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Booth Lake Trail begins at Booth Falls Road in East Vail, CO and ends at Booth Lake. The...

Island in the Sky Trails, Canyonlands National Park

Island in the Sky Trails, Canyonlands National Park

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Canyonlands preserves a wilderness of rock at the heart of the Colorado Plateau in...

Fall Creek Trail to Lake Constantine, Holy Cross Wilderness

Fall Creek Trail to Lake Constantine, Holy Cross Wilderness

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One of the things I miss about the Blue Ridge and Smokies is mountain lakes. The Rocky...

High Windy Trail, YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly

High Windy Trail, YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly

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Nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains near Asheville, North Carolina, YMCA Blue...

Big Glassy Mountain Trail, Carl Sandburg’s Connemara

Big Glassy Mountain Trail, Carl Sandburg’s Connemara

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Carl Sandburg’s wife Lilian discovered the mountain farm named Connemara in the...

Forney Creek Cascade and Andrews Bald, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Forney Creek Cascade and Andrews Bald, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Most people who head out Clingmans Dome Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are...

Graveyard Fields Waterfalls, Blue Ridge Parkway

Graveyard Fields Waterfalls, Blue Ridge Parkway

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Graveyard Fields is an anomaly — a high mountain meadow and bog surrounded by...

Big Bald Mountain on Appalachian Trail, Cherokee National Forest

Big Bald Mountain on Appalachian Trail, Cherokee National Forest

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Northeast of Mars Hill, NC, the Big Bald Range straddles the Tennesssee/North Carolina...

Pink Beds Loop, Pisgah National Forest

Pink Beds Loop, Pisgah National Forest

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Peaceful. If I were to think of a single word to describe the Pink Beds Loop Trail, that...

Appalachian Trail from Beauty Spot to Unaka Mountain, Tennessee

Appalachian Trail from Beauty Spot to Unaka Mountain, Tennessee

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High above the community of Erwin, Tennessee, the Appalachian Trail follows the North...

Moore Cove Trail and Falls, Pisgah National Forest

Moore Cove Trail and Falls, Pisgah National Forest

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This short hike is family friendly, including even toddlers. The Moore Cove Trail leads...

Big Creek Trail on Little Pisgah Ridge, Pisgah National Forest

Big Creek Trail on Little Pisgah Ridge, Pisgah National Forest

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Looking to do some ridge hiking down, down, down from the Blue Ridge Parkway into Pisgah...

Appalachian Trail on Grassy Ridge, Roan Highlands

Appalachian Trail on Grassy Ridge, Roan Highlands

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Located along the North Carolina/Tennessee state line, and where Pisgah and Cherokee...

Foster Creek Conservation Easement, North Mills River

Foster Creek Conservation Easement, North Mills River

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Sometimes even the most benign little trail can be filled with wondrous surprises....

Appalachian Trail to Max Patch and Buckeye Ridge

Appalachian Trail to Max Patch and Buckeye Ridge

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Standing guard along the state line, Max Patch Mountain is a grassy bald with fabulous...

Foothills Trail from Sassafras Mountain, SC to Gum Gap, NC

Foothills Trail from Sassafras Mountain, SC to Gum Gap, NC

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Hiking a state line offers interesting boundary markers and competing blaze markings....

Mountains to Sea Trail to Fork Ridge, Middle Prong Wilderness

Mountains to Sea Trail to Fork Ridge, Middle Prong Wilderness

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Back to Rough Butt Bald Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and another visit to the...

Funneltop Mountain and Squirrel Gap to South Mills River, Pisgah National Forest

Funneltop Mountain and Squirrel Gap to South Mills River, Pisgah National Forest

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Southeast of the Cradle of Forestry National Historical Site is a remote area of Pisgah...

Cat Gap Loop to Cedar Rock, Pisgah National Forest

Cat Gap Loop to Cedar Rock, Pisgah National Forest

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Cedar Rock is one of several granite pluton monoliths found in the Davidson River area...

Cat Gap Trail to Cedar Rock Falls and Long Branch, Pisgah National Forest

Cat Gap Trail to Cedar Rock Falls and Long Branch, Pisgah National Forest

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There is a series of waterfalls not far from the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education...

Rough Creek Watershed, Haywood County, North Carolina

Rough Creek Watershed, Haywood County, North Carolina

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The Rough Creek Watershed is 870 acres of protected mountain land north of Canton, North...

Pressley Cove and Maxwell Cove Trails, Pisgah National Forest

Pressley Cove and Maxwell Cove Trails, Pisgah National Forest

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Perhaps you’re looking for a short hike that will really stretch your legs and get...

Daniel Ridge Loop Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Daniel Ridge Loop Trail, Pisgah National Forest

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One of many trails found off Forest Road 475 in the Pisgah Ranger District near the...

Fletcher Creek and Middle Fork Trails, Pisgah National Forest

Fletcher Creek and Middle Fork Trails, Pisgah National Forest

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North Mills River Recreation Area in Pisgah National Forest, along with its brother at...

Mountains to Sea Trail Over Green Knob, Blue Ridge Parkway

Mountains to Sea Trail Over Green Knob, Blue Ridge Parkway

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Quite frequently in winter, the Blue Ridge Parkway will be closed for snow and ice. Not...

Ivestor Gap Trail and Fork Mountain Trail to Birdstand Mountain, Pisgah National Forest

Ivestor Gap Trail and Fork Mountain Trail to Birdstand Mountain, Pisgah National Forest

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The Black Balsam area of Pisgah National Forest is surrounded by Middle Prong Wilderness...

Mountains to Sea Trail to Green Mountain Trail, Middle Prong Wilderness

Mountains to Sea Trail to Green Mountain Trail, Middle Prong Wilderness

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Between mileposts 423 and 424 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Scenic Hwy 215 crosses at Beech...

Green River Game Lands Trail System

Green River Game Lands Trail System

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Green River Game Lands, southeast of Hendersonville, NC, sits astride the Henderson/Polk...

Buckhorn Gap Trail to Twin Falls, Pisgah National Forest

Buckhorn Gap Trail to Twin Falls, Pisgah National Forest

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Just southeast of the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest lies the Avery Creek...

Cascade Falls, Little Bearwallow Falls, and Bearwallow Mountain, Hickory Nut Gorge

Cascade Falls, Little Bearwallow Falls, and Bearwallow Mountain, Hickory Nut Gorge

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Hickory Nut Gorge runs from Bearwallow Mountain in the northwest to Lake Lure southeast....

Burnt Mountain Trail, Little River Trail, Cedar Rock Trail, DuPont State Forest

Burnt Mountain Trail, Little River Trail, Cedar Rock Trail, DuPont State Forest

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Deep at the southern tip of DuPont State Forest is an area loved by mountain bikers, but...