by admin | May 18, 2015 | Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails, Hiking By Activity, Hiking By Difficulty, Hiking By Distance, Hiking National Parks, Hiking Trail Guides by State, Hiking Trails - Under 1.0 Mile, Hiking Trails Blue Ridge Parkway NC, North Carolina Mountain Hiking Trails, North Carolina Overlook Mountain Trails, North Carolina Visitor Center Trails, Overlook Hiking Trails, Visitor Center Hiking Trails
Trail head: Milepost 293-295 Blue Ridge Parkway
Distance: 0.4 miles
Duration: 12 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
Overview:
Arrive at Mose Cone Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Head down the stairs to the parkway craft center. Go past the Moses Cone home on the right and you will see the figure eight trail sign. This is a good leg stretcher that is easy for weary travelers who have been on the parkway for a while in the car and need to get the blood moving and wake up a bit. the trail is a figure eight loop trail that has many signs about the types of trees around the Moses Cone Manor Memorial Park. There are 25 miles of trails at Moses Cone Park please see the following:
Tips:
- Water bottle
- Regular shoes or sneakers would be fine for this hike
- Would recommend this hike to families with small kids
Figure 8 Loop Trail Map
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by admin | May 18, 2015 | Easy Hiking Trails, Hiking By Activity, Hiking By Difficulty, Hiking By Distance, Hiking Trail Guides by State, Hiking Trails - Under 1.0 Mile, Local Park Hiking Trails, North Carolina Local Park Trails, North Carolina Mountain Hiking Trails, North Carolina Mountain Road Bike Greenway Trails, North Carolina Visitor Center Trails, North Carolina Waterfall Trails, Road Bike Greenway Trails, Visitor Center Hiking Trails, Waterfall Hiking Trails
Trail head: Banner Elk, North Carolina
Distance: 0.3 miles
Duration: 7 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
Overview:
Tate Evans Park located next to town hall in Banner Elk North Carolina is one of the most relaxing parks I have ever been to and has everything for everyone, making it an ideal place to go visit. If you have children they can play in the creek when warmer, use the 2 different playgrounds, swings, ride their bikes around the loop, play volleyball, have a picnic, or walk the dog. There is even shelters and grills for barbecues, along with two separate bathrooms. The park is used for many great events in town such as the Fourth of July, Christmas tree lighting, Thursday summer concerts, and more.
Tips:
- Dog park, dog friendly
- Bathrooms, Picnic Benches, Grill, Shelters
- Regular shoes or sneakers would be fine for this hike
- Would recommend this hike to families with small kids
- Great spot for kids to play on the playground, ride bikes, have picnic, play in the creek
Tate Evans Park Trail Map
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by admin | May 18, 2015 | Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails, Hiking By Activity, Hiking By Difficulty, Hiking By Distance, Hiking National Parks, Hiking Trail Guides by State, Hiking Trails - Under 1.0 Mile, Hiking Trails Blue Ridge Parkway NC, North Carolina Mountain Hiking Trails, North Carolina Overlook Mountain Trails, Overlook Hiking Trails
Trail head: Milepost 320 Blue Ridge Parkway
Distance: 0.6 miles
Duration: 46 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
Overview:
On the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 320 you will see a sign for Chestoa View Parking. Get out park your car, and you will see the trail head in front of you. Follow the paved path for a few minutes until you reach the concrete steps downwards until your reach the overlook with mountain views. After seeing the view and walking back up the steps, the trail continues to the left and makes a loop through the forest and back to the parking lot.
Tips:
- Water bottle
- Regular shoes or sneakers would be fine for this hike
- Would recommend this hike to families with small kids
Chestoa View Trail Map
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by admin | May 18, 2015 | Hiking By Activity, Hiking By Difficulty, Hiking By Distance, Hiking National Parks, Hiking Trails - Under 1.0 Mile, Hiking Trails Blue Ridge Parkway NC, Moderate Hiking Trails, North Carolina Overlook Mountain Trails, North Carolina Visitor Center Trails, North Carolina Waterfall Trails, Overlook Hiking Trails, Visitor Center Hiking Trails, Waterfall Hiking Trails
Trail head: Milepost 271.9 Blue Ridge Parkway
Distance: 0.9 miles
Duration: 55 minutes
Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trail
Overview:
Trail head starts off at the E.B.Jeffress Park overlook at milepost 271.9 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Past the bathrooms and down the trail the path takes you until you reach a series of steps, the a bridge that crosses Falls Creek which is part of the water for the Cascades waterfall. As you continue down the trail to see and step down many sets of stairs until you come to a stone staircase which leads you to more stairs downwards until you reach the cascades falls. The water fall runs from right to left and is many stories tall. Once you take your photos and head back up a few flights of stairs you then head towards the right and loop around towards the parking lot. there are many picnic benches here for lunch or a snack before or after your hike.
Tips:
- Water bottle
- Regular shoes or sneakers would be fine for this hike
- Would recommend this hike to families with small kids
Cascades Trail Map
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Directions To The Cascades Waterfall
by admin | May 18, 2015 | Easy Hiking Trails, Hiking By Activity, Hiking By Difficulty, Hiking By Distance, Hiking National Parks, Hiking Trail Guides by State, Hiking Trails - Under 1.0 Mile, Hiking Trails Blue Ridge Parkway NC, North Carolina Mountain Hiking Trails, North Carolina Overlook Mountain Trails, North Carolina Visitor Center Trails, Overlook Hiking Trails, Visitor Center Hiking Trails
Trail head: Milepost 273 Blue Ridge Parkway
Distance: 0.7 miles
Duration: 20 minutes
Skill Level: Easy / Moderate Hiking Trail
Overview:
Tomkins Knob Hiking Trail is a good extra hike to add onto the Cascades Falls Trail at EB Jeffress Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This adds another .7 miles to the .9 mile waterfall loop. This was a good leg stretcher, very flat through the woods until you get to the beginning of the cascades trail. On the the trail you will enter a field where there is a very old mountain cabin that you can walk through and see how people lived in the mountains long ago.
Tips:
- Water bottle
- Regular shoes or sneakers would be fine for this hike
- Would recommend this hike to families with small kids
Tomkins Knob Trail Map
by admin | May 17, 2015 | Hiking 101, Hiking By Activity, Hiking By Difficulty, Hiking By Distance, Hiking Trail Guides by State, Hiking Trails - Over 1.0 Mile, Local Park Hiking Trails, Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails, North Carolina Local Park Trails, North Carolina Mountain Hiking Trails, North Carolina Waterfall Trails, Waterfall Hiking Trails
Trail head: Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC
Distance: 1.2 miles
Duration: 1 hr
Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails
Overview:
The trail head is just past the Broyhill Park in Blowing Rock North Carolina. This hikes starts down a road then crosses a stream to some stair on onto the path you go. The trail weaves past houses along a fence, down some hills and following along the creek through the rhododendrons. This half of the hike is all down hill, but remember coming back is all on the upward side. Its worth it though seeing the 3 beautiful waterfalls. There are even areas to walk out over or next to the waterfalls on the Glen Burney hiking trail. Make sure you bring your phone or camera for some photo moments.
Tips:
- Water bottle
- Hiking shoes recommended
- Would recommend this for hikers that like waterfalls
Glen Burney Trail Map
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