The Best Backpacking in Highlands

Chattooga Gorge Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Highlands, North Carolina.

Ellicott's Rock via Bad Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Cashiers, North Carolina.

Rabun Bald via Bartram Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Dillard, Georgia.

Chattooga River, Fork Mountain, and Foothills Trail Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.

Starting at the trailhead you begin by following the yellow blazes. The trail isn't well marked so keep an eye out for the blazes you see. The trailhead starts at the dead end of Kelsey Mountain Trail. The path immediately starts to incline and doesn't stop. A few minutes in you will come to a fo...

East Fork Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.

Foothills Trail - A9 to A11 is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.

Bartram Trail to Sandy Ford is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.

Chattooga Trail to Burrells Ford from Nicholson Ford Road is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.

Foothills Trail: Whitewater River is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Sapphire, North Carolina.

Foothills Trail A8 - A9 is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Cashiers, North Carolina.

Foothills Trail: Whitewater Falls to Oconee State Park is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a lake located near Sapphire, North Carolina.

Foothills Trail A13-A14 is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.

Mac's Gap to Devil's Elbow and Panthertown Valley Loop Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Glenville, North Carolina.

Panthertown Backcountry Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Glenville, North Carolina.

Black Rock Mountain State Park is Georgia's highest elevation State Park.  It is adorned with several waterfalls, sweeping overlooks, blooming Rhododendron's, and plenty of miles of trail.  The James E. Edmond trail is the longest and by far most challenging hike in the park.  Its medium-long dis...