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Cove Creek Loop Trail

Hiking Trails in the Blue Ridge Moderate Pisgah National Forest

We recently hiked Cove Creek Loop trail and visited Cove Creek falls. This is a really nice remote trail that takes you through some beautiful deep forest, in Pisgah National Forest, near Brevard NC. Location: In Pisgah National Forest, off Highway 276 near Looking Glass Falls Roundtrip Distance: 4.2 miles roundtrip Difficulty: Moderate Handicap Accessible: No Dog Friendly: […]

Purchase Knob, Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hiking Trails in the Blue Ridge Moderate Things To Do

Purchase Knob is a mountain located along the Cataloochee Divide, the serves as the border between Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Maggie Valley and Waynesville areas of North Carolina. The hike to Purchase Knob is a real hidden gem, as are many of the trails on the North Carolina side […]

Dupont State Forest – Waterfalls Trail

Dupont State Forest Hiking Trails in the Blue Ridge Moderate Things To Do Waterfalls

Updated: 6/12/2017 – New photos, and additional information. Dupont State Forest is a 10 thousand acre State Forest just outside of Brevard, NC. One of the key attractions for Dupont Forest is it’s six different waterfalls, 3 of which are close closer together. Dupont State Forest and it’s waterfalls are so beautiful, they were […]

Little Bradley Falls NC

Hiking Trails in the Blue Ridge Moderate Swimming Holes Waterfalls

Little Bradley Falls is an exceptionally beautiful 50 foot multi-tiered waterfall near Saluda, North Carolina. This gorgeous waterfall is at the end of an easy and almost two mile roundtrip hike. Location: Green River Game Area, near Saluda NC Roundtrip Distance: 1.9 miles roundtrip Difficulty: Moderate Features:Beautiful dense hardwood forest, wildflowers, waterfall, creek crossing, swimming […]

Mount LeConte via Alum Cave Trail

Mount LeConte via Alum Cave Trail is a fantastic and classic hike. Mount LeConte, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the third highest peak in the National Park at 6,593. The mountain is the most visible mountain from Gatlinburg, TN and is the mountain many associate with the Park. While there are a […]

Gabes Mountain Trail to Hen Wallow Falls

Easy Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hiking Trails in the Blue Ridge

Gabes Mountain Trail is an easy to moderate hike that begins at the Cosby Campground in Tennessee and takes you down to the 90 foot tall Hen Wallow Falls. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, off I-40 Roundtrip Distance:4.4 miles roundtrip to the falls and back Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Features:Beautiful dense hardwood forest, waterfall and bridges Directions:From Gatlinburg, take […]

Craggy Gardens Pinnacle Trail

Craggy Gardens is a unique place, located along The Blue Ridge Parkway, at Milepost 364.4. The Craggy Gardens area has multiple trails, a visitor center, and a short tunnel. The most popular, and beautiful trail is the Craggy Gardens Pinnacle Trail, a short by somewhat steep hike, that offers tremendous 360 degree views of the […]

Big Creek Trail – Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hiking Trails in the Blue Ridge

Big Creek Trail, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one our personal favorite trails. Within a 5.5 mile roundtrip hike, you get to hike through a heavily wooded forest, alongside one of the largest and fastest flowing creeks in the park, visit 2 waterfalls (one a very popular swimming hole), and cross a […]

Flat Creek Trail Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Flat Creek Trail is an amazingly beautiful 5.2 mile round trip hike located just off The Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail follows alongside two different creeks, and is full of lush moss, grass and trees making for an absolutely gorgeous and beautiful hike that ends at the Heintooga Picnic […]

Lake Fontana as seen from The Road To Nowhere

Road to Nowhere Bryson City NC

Located in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, just outside of Bryson City, NC is a road, that literally goes to nowhere. No, we’re not kidding, you follow the road for about 8 miles from Bryson City into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The road continues until you get to a tunnel, and then, it just […]

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