Up the Looking Glass (Rock)
6.4 mile in-and-back in Pisgah National Forest. 3 hours from Charlotte. Suggested seasons: winter, spring, fall.
Category Archives: Grandeur
Doughton Recreation Area: Southwest and Down the Bluff Mountain Trail
9 miles. 2 hours from Charlotte. Suggested seasons: all. Create your own hike from 30 miles of trails in this meadow-and-cow-filled Parkway treat.
Elk Knob: A Quick Hike on the “Fly”
3.8 miles. 2:30 from Charlotte. Seasons: all. A short gem of a hike in Watauga County.
Shortoff Mountain: Wolf Pit Road, MST and Edge-of-the-Earth Olsen Trail
3-8+ miles. 2 hours from Charlotte. Suggested seasons: winter, spring, fall. Find spectacular views and fun scrambles along the south rim of Linville Gorge.
Grandfather Profile Trail to Calloway Peak: A Day on Old Man Mountain
A popular trail featuring a view of the profile of the grandfather for which this trail and mountain are named.
Hanging Rock, NC, and Moore’s Wall Loop
8.5 miles total (two in-and-backs + one loop). 2.5 hours from Charlotte. Suggested seasons: winter, spring, fall.
Graybeard Trail at Montreat – A Feat for the Feet
Hiking 2,300′ up to a 5,408′ peak and back in lovely Montreat, North Carolina.
Bagging Calloway Peak on the Daniel Boone Scout Trail
Park at the Boone Fork parking area at MP 300 on the BRP and head up for spectacular views.
Tanawha Trail, Beacon Heights to Wilson Creek
As the title of this post would lead you to believe, we hiked from Wilson Creek…
Rolling to Stone Mountain, North Carolina
8.5 miles (easy to make a shorter loop of 4.5 miles). 1:45 from Charlotte. Suggested seasons: winter, spring, fall.
Blue Ridge Dayhiking 