TRAVEL & OUTDOORS

Trail Guide

Trail Guide
Nov 2023
Into The Woods
PBS North Carolina’s latest program highlights the trails of North Carolina
Jun 2023
Trail Guide - Fonta Flora Trail
Lake James State Park
Aug 2022
Trail Guide - Elk Knob State Park
Elk Knob is a towering, meadow-topped peak more than a mile high and conveniently close to Boone
Aug 2021
View from the Top
The new Youngs Mountain Trail in Rutherford County reaches spectacular vantages
Sep 2020
Trail Guide
Daniel Boone Scout Trail
Feb 2020
Foothills Trail to Bursted Rock
Distance - 5.2 miles round-trip -- Difficulty - Moderate/Difficult
Oct 2019
Green River Cove Trail
Take a wintery hike through the Green River Game Lands
Aug 2019
Trail Guide - Overmountain Victory Loop

Jun 2019
Trail Guide - Deep Creek Loop
Distance: 4.2 miles round-trip - Difficulty: moderate
Apr 2019
Trail Guide - Fonta Flora Loop

Feb 2019
Trail Guide - Demonstration Trail, Holmes Educational State Forest

Dec 2018
Trail Guide - Wintergreen Falls, DuPont State Recreational Forest
Distance - 3 miles round-trip, Difficulty- easy
Oct 2018
Trail Guide - Big East Fork Trail, Pisgah National Forest
Distance - 6.8 miles round-trip, Difficulty - Moderate
Aug 2018
Trail Guide - Weed Patch Mountain Trail
Distance: 20 miles round-trip - Difficulty: strenuous
Jun 2018
Three Kid-Friendly Hikes for Summer
Great hikes in Western North Carolina
Feb 2018
Trail Guide
Fox Den Loop at Lake James State Park
Aug 2017
Featured Hike
Holloway Meadow Loop
Jun 2017
Endurance Hike—Profile Trail at Grandfather Mountain
Distance: 7.6 miles round-trip; Difficulty: Strenuous
Apr 2017
Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Trek from Ox Creek Road to the historic remains of Rattlesnake Lodge
Feb 2017
Otter Falls Trail
Great hiking routes in the town of Seven Devils

Dec 2016
Trail Guide—Pilot Mountain
Distance - 4 miles round-trip, Difficulty - moderate
Oct 2016
Trail Guide: Price Lake Trail
Distance: 2.5 miles round-trip, Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Aug 2016
Trail Guide: Mount Kephart
Distance: 14.2 miles round-trip, Difficulty: Strenuous
Jun 2016
Long Hungry Loop, Santeetlah Lake Trail
Distance: 3.5 miles round-trip Difficulty: Easy

Apr 2016
Colbert Ridge Trail The Black Mountains
Distance: 5.6 miles round-trip Difficulty: Strenuous

Feb 2016
Cherry Cove Trail Loop Rough Creek Watershed
Distance: 7 miles Difficulty: Moderate

Oct 2015
Upper Thunderhole/ China Creek Trail
Distance: 3, 5, or 6 miles, Difficulty: Strenuous

Sep 2015
Appalachian Trail: Sams Gap to Big Bald Mountain
Distance: 12.5 miles round-trip, Difficulty: Strenuous

Jul 2015
Hunt Fish Falls Trail
Distance: 1.6 miles round-trip Difficulty: Moderate

Dec 2014
Flat Rock Trail
Distance 0.7 mile Difficulty: Easy

Oct 2014
Bearwallow Valley & Falls
Difficulty: Easy Length: 1.3 miles round-trip
Aug 2014
Three Top Mountain
Difficulty: moderate length: 3.3 miles round-trip
Jun 2014
Buffalo Creek Park Loop
Difficulty: moderate Length: 3.5 miles round-trip

Apr 2014
Little & Big Hump Mountains
Difficulty: Strenuous Round-Trip: 8-miles

Mar 2014
Laurel River Trail
Difficulty: Easy Round-Trip: 7 Miles
Dec 2013
Perry Cove Trail Pisgah National Forest
Difficulty: Difficult, Round-Trip: 3.5 miles

Oct 2013
Lakeshore Trail

Aug 2013
Appalachian Trail: Sams Gap to High Rock

Jun 2013
Rainbow Falls Trail
Rainbow Falls Trail Difficulty: Moderate Round-Trip: 3 miles

Apr 2013
Florence Nature Preserve