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Hot Springs Motorcycle Ride
Waynesville, North Carolina
38.01 mi
/ 4583 ft gain
Hot Springs Motorcycle Ride is a point-to-point trail where you may see local wildlife located near Waynesville, North Carolina.
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Canton, North Carolina
76.84 mi
/ 8602 ft gain
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway is a loop trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Brevard, North Carolina.
Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook
Waynesville, North Carolina
1.14 mi
/ 151 ft gain
Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Balsam, North Carolina.
Fort Ridge Overlook to Waterrock Knob
Sylva, North Carolina
5.36 mi
/ 1352 ft gain
Fort Ridge Overlook to Waterrock Knob is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Sylva, North Carolina.
Cold Mountain via Art Loeb Trail
Canton, North Carolina
9.94 mi
/ 2818 ft gain
Cold Mountain via Art Loeb Trail is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Canton, North Carolina.
Abandoned Cessna 414A at Waterrock Knob
Sylva, North Carolina
5.0
1.72 mi
/ 430 ft gain
This is an AWESOME day hike for anyone looking to get outside for a few hours and see some special views of the blue ridges, as well as check out the abandoned plane crash of a Cessna 414A that happened back in 1983. The remains of the plane are still scattered along the hillside making it a super neat place to explore and photograph.
You start from the parking lot of the Waterrock Knob overl...
Waterrock Knob Trail
Sylva, North Carolina
5.0
1 mi
/ 407 ft gain
The trail begins paved and quickly climbs up into a heavily forested area. Once at a 1/4 of a mile in, you will come to a nice overlook that will give you your first real good view of the surrounding mountains. The trail then continues on, though now unpaved, with great views off to your left as you ascend. At the top you have a few different areas to overlook the layers of mountains that surro...
Blackrock Mountain Trail
Sylva, North Carolina
4.94 mi
/ 541 ft gain
Blackrock Mountain Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Sylva, North Carolina.
Blackrock Mountain and The Pinnacle
Sylva, North Carolina
10.38 mi
/ 2894 ft gain
Blackrock Mountain and The Pinnacle is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Sylva, North Carolina.
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Cataloochee, North Carolina
Cataloochee Campground
Overview
Cataloochee campground is located in the historic Cataloochee Valley--a relatively remote part of Smoky Mountain National Park. ...
Cherokee, North Carolina
Balsam Mountain Campground
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Balsam Mountain Campground is located in a relatively remote part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The secluded setting o...
Waynesville, North Carolina
Cataloochee Horse Camp
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Located in the scenic Cataloochee Valley, tucked in a cool and shady canopy, this campground offers the best that the Great Smok...
Waynesville, North Carolina
Cataloochee Group Camp
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Cataloochee Group Camp in the remote and historic Cataloochee Valley, is surrounded by some of the most rugged mountains in the ...
408 Blue Ridge Parkway
Mount Pisgah Campground
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Mount Pisgah Campground is perched in the rolling mountains of western North Carolina along the famous Blue Ridge Parkway.Recrea...
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