Posts related to hiking in Western North Carolina.
Ever since the Shope Creek area opened up to visitors a few years ago, I’ve been exploring it and poring over the maps to see what might be worth a visit up there. I’ve “found” a few un-documented waterfalls (so … Continued
On Sunday, September 6, I took Darla the Trail Dog out for a hike in the Pisgah National Forest near the Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We were looking for a moderate-length hike due to time restrictions, and … Continued
Edit: The road has reopened as of Friday, June 10 2016 at 10 am. Courthouse Creek Road (FS 140), which leads to Courthouse Falls among other attractions in the Pisgah Ranger District off Hwy. 215, has been closed for a … Continued
Edit: As of August 7, the parking area is finished and open again. Enjoy! Panthertown Valley’s Cold Mountain trailhead, providing the best access to some of the area’s favorite features such as Schoolhouse Falls, will close on Monday morning for … Continued
The Forest Service in NC announced completion of trail and parking lot improvements at Toms Creek Falls, a beautiful waterfall in the Grandfather ranger district of Pisgah National Forest including the installation of an accessible observation deck. Since the Falls … Continued
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
For the first time I can remember, the schedule for which users can use which trails at the Tsali Recreation Area, located on Fontana Lake near Bryson City, NC, is changing. The press release says the schedule will be posted … Continued
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
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
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