South Mountains State Park (or “Southie” to the Cool Kids)
A park of ancient mountains that makes for a great, quick getaway from Charlotte.
Category Archives: North Carolina Hiking
Tanawha Trail, Beacon Heights to Wilson Creek
As the title of this post would lead you to believe, we hiked from Wilson Creek…
Boone Fork Loop Trail, Julian Price Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Hiking off milepost 297 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Kings Pinnacle and Ridgeline Trail, Crowders Mountain State Park
The more beautiful, less crowded side of Crowders Mountain State Park.
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.
Florence Nature Preserve near Lake Lure
Wind past Lake Lure through Chimney Rock and up the mountain a while til you see a chimney standing alone on the right side of the road.
Topsail Island, NC
Is it called “hiking” when it’s on the sand with bare feet and a cocktail? This weekend, the crew escaped to Topsail Island.
Morrow Mountain
Hiking in the crunchiest place you’ll ever walk.
Blue Ridge Dayhiking 