Come enjoy the great outdoors with SAFC by joining our hemlock surveyors on a moderate hike in one of the Pisgah National Forest’s prime eastern hemlock communities! We’ll amble through the hemlock groves at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education … Continued
Our latest “Field Research” is up on Breadcrumbs: check out Grandfather Mountain State Park’s Profile trail. The trail is beautiful this time of year, and would make a good, cool summer hike too (on a clear day) thanks to its … Continued
Although we don’t yet have adequate coverage of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to add it to the sites, it remains one of the most popular spots for hiking in Western NC so we thought this would be worth … Continued
Beech Mountain officially opened its Emerald Outback Trail Park, adding 8 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails to the inventory in WNC! This is Phase 1 of what will be the larger Beech Mountain Trail Park. The trails are … Continued
The N.C. Division of Forest Resources lists the following trails as temporarily closed in Dupont State Forest: Bridal Overlook Trail Hill Top Loop Cascade Trial Galax Trail And these appear to be permanently closed: Grassy Dam Trail Laurel Trail Little … Continued
We just released a big software update to HikeWNC.info and MTBikeWNC.com. Although you won’t notice much difference at first (aside from a few new bugs we’ve inevitably created), lots of things have changed in the background, especially with the way we create … Continued
The Jackrabbit Mountain trail system, located just outside of Hayesville in Clay County on the shores of Chatuge Lake, officially opens on Saturday, April 30th. The trail system offers 14.5 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, and trailhead facilities … Continued
Join the Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition’s Hemlock survey team for a field trip to Curtis Creek, where we will have the opportunity to learn a simple technique for assessing the condition of hemlock trees. Although many hemlocks in our National Forests have already died … Continued
You don’t have to be a great appreciator of the arts, poetry, or even Carl Sandburg to enjoy a visit to Connemara – the poet’s historic homestead at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. From the moment you start down … Continued
Pisgah SORBA, Trips for Kids WNC, and IMBA present Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day on Sunday, April 3. Bring the little ones out for guided rides, a Pump Track clinic, Time Trials, Skills clinics, and more! Please RSVP! For … Continued