The Best Backpacking in Lake Lure

Heartbreak Ridge Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Old Fort, North Carolina.

Pinnacle via Graybeard Mountain Trail and Old Mitchell Toll Road is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Big Piney Ridge Loop Trail to Forked Ridge Knob and Graybeard Mountain is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Mountains to Sea Trail: US 74A to French Broad River is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Asheville, North Carolina.

Mountains to Sea Trail: Bearpen Gap to Ox Creek is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Barnardsville, North Carolina.

Commissary Hill via Mount Mitchell Trail and Higgins Bald Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

Buncombe Horse Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

Big Creek Trail: Hendersonville Reservoir to Blue Ridge Parkway is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a river located near Horse Shoe, North Carolina.

Colbert Ridge to Mount Mitchell to Maple Camp Ridge Loop is a loop trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

Celo Knob Via Black Mountain Crest and Colbert Ridge Trails is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

Mullinax Trail, Squirrel Gap, Bradley Creek and Laurel Creek Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Horse Shoe, North Carolina.

Big Butt Peak, Cattail Peak, Mount Mitchell and Gibbs Mountain is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

The Trailhead: Located at Jones Gap State Park in Marietta, SC of northern Greenville County. Follow the trail across an iron bridge that crosses the Middle Saluda River, and be sure to register at the Ranger’s Station/Gift Shop on the far side of the gap. The trail head(s) are located directly o...

Jones Gap Loop Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Cleveland, South Carolina.

Jones Gap and Coldspring Branch to Bill Kimball Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Slater-Marietta, South Carolina.

Jones Gap State Park in the Upstate of South Carolina is one of the most beautiful parks in the state offering a good range of moderate and challenging hiking and backpacking trails through the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. Jones Gap also provides superb primitive camping sites along the rocky...