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Trip Reports

Reports from our trips to various hiking, mountain biking, and waterfall trails in and around Western North Carolina.

Trip Report: Pink Beds and Waterfall on Barnett Branch
3 May 2015

Trip Report: Pink Beds and Waterfall on Barnett Branch

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Hiking, WNC Waterfalls | 0

On Sunday, May 3, 2015, we headed out for a family hike in the Davidson River area of the Pisgah National Forest. We were looking for a moderate, family-friendly hike that woudn’t take too long (since — after all — … Continued

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Panthertown Valley Hike: Blackrock Overlook and Granny Burrell Falls
25 Mar 2015

Panthertown Valley Hike: Blackrock Overlook and Granny Burrell Falls

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Hiking, WNC Waterfalls | 1

I have been meaning to check out the Carlton’s Way trail on the north side of the Panthertown Valley, a recent addition to the list of official trails in the valley and one I’d not been on yet. It fit … Continued

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Shope Creek, Revisited – For Even Bigger Surprises
10 Feb 2015

Shope Creek, Revisited – For Even Bigger Surprises

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Hiking, WNC Waterfalls | 9

In a post last week, I shared some small “discoveries” my family and I made while hiking in the Shope Creek section of Pisgah National Forest near the Riceville community east of Asheville. Ever since that hike, I couldn’t stop … Continued

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Shope Creek Offers Small Surprises
6 Feb 2015

Shope Creek Offers Small Surprises

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Hiking, WNC Waterfalls | 1

Saturday, I found myself on one of those hikes that has no preparation, no particular destination, nor even an expectation of what I might like to find. I took the family out to the Shope Creek section of Pisgah National … Continued

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Collier Cove Nature Preserve Trip Report
4 Jan 2015

Collier Cove Nature Preserve Trip Report

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Hiking | 1

I’d heard about some new trails on a Buncombe County property that I wanted to check out. So January 4, 2015, when I got the opportunity, I headed out there with the family. What we found was a nice little … Continued

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Hickory Nut Gorge Offers New Hiking Trails
4 Jan 2015

Hickory Nut Gorge Offers New Hiking Trails

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Hiking, WNC Waterfalls | 2

Throughout the last few years, hiking opportunities in the Hickory Nut Gorge area southeast of Asheville, NC have slowly been expanding. While locals have been hiking in the area for decades, there haven’t been a lot of publicly sanctioned trails, … Continued

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New Trail Opens in DuPont State Forest
10 Jun 2013

New Trail Opens in DuPont State Forest

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Hiking, WNC Mountain Biking | 0

In celebration of National Trails day on June 1, 2013, several new trails were officially opened in DuPont State Recreational Forest, including a new connector between the end of Turkey Knob Road at Pinnacle Mountain Road and Little Briery trail. … Continued

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Alexander Mountain Bike Park Revisited
10 May 2012

Alexander Mountain Bike Park Revisited

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Mountain Biking | 2

So I had some time after work today, and I decided it was time to hit up little old Alexander Mountain Bike Park, along the French Broad River in northern Buncombe County. Boy, was I not disappointed! The newer Left … Continued

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Grandfather Mountain Profile Trail Track on Breadcrumbs
21 May 2011

Grandfather Mountain Profile Trail Track on Breadcrumbs

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Hiking | 0

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

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Spring Hiking at Connemara
20 Mar 2011

Spring Hiking at Connemara

by jordan | posted in: Trip Reports, WNC Hiking | 1

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

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