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Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Author : Randy Johnson

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 131 pages

File Size : 16,25 MB

Release : 2010-03-16

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0762762179

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Best Easy Day Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for twenty-two easy-to-follow hikes in America’s most popular national park, home to one of the most pristine ecosystems on the East Coast. Featured walks lead to stunning scenery, from waterfalls and wildflowers to historic and interpretive sites, as well as spectacular views. Look inside for: • Thirty-minute strolls to full-day adventures • Hikes for everyone, including families • Mile-by-mile directions and clear trail maps • Trail Finder for best hikes for backpackers, waterfalls, history buffs, children, or great views • GPS coordinates



Blue Ridge Parkway - Best Easy Day Hikes

Author : Randy Johnson

Publisher : Falcon Guides

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 28,50 MB

Release : 2010-03-02

Category : Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)

ISBN : 9780762755264

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These short, easy leg stretchers along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina include at-a-glance information and maps that help readers decide which hikes are best for them. Watch Randy Johnson's Video Selections



Hiking and Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway

Author : Leonard M. Adkins

Publisher : UNC Press Books

Page : 409 pages

File Size : 48,5 MB

Release : 2013-06-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1469608200

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This comprehensive guidebook provides a detailed description of every official trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But that's just the beginning: veteran hiker Leonard M. Adkins includes information on every trail that touches the Parkway, including the Appalachian Trail, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, and other public pathways on national park, state park, national forest, municipal, and private lands. You'll find GPS coordinates for official Parkway trailheads, along with fifty maps and many photographs of what you'll see along the way. Adkins notes each trail's length, difficulty, points of interest, handicap accessibility, and natural features. Far more than a guide to the trails, this book also tells you what to expect at overlooks, as well as where to dine, sleep, and find a restroom, and suggests worthwhile side trips. Elevation change charts for bicyclists, minimum tunnel heights for RVs, camping recommendations, roadside bloom calendars, sightseeing information for nearby towns, and other advice make this the perfect companion for your next Parkway adventure.



Great Day Hikes on North Carolina's Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Author : Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Publisher : UNC Press Books

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 41,94 MB

Release : 2020-02-18

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1469654865

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The Mountains-to-Sea Trail is an 1,175-mile destination trail that crosses North Carolina from Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Jockey's Ridge State Park on the Outer Banks. It traverses 37 counties, 7 national parks and forests, and nearly a dozen state parks and historic sites. This is the first-ever guide to day hikes along the crown jewel of North Carolina foot trails. Whether you're a seasoned hiker or new to the outdoors, this official guide from Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is your go-to companion for exploring all the trail has to offer, showcasing everything from scenic mountain vistas to surprising escapes in the state's Piedmont region and the wonders of coastal plain pocosins. Features include - 40 hikes carefully chosen to appeal to hikers of all experience levels - Helpful hike finder feature to identify the perfect hikes for birding, waterfalls, history, universal accessibility, and more - Turn-by-turn guidance and key points of interest for each hike - Full-color maps and photographs - Helpful information about the trail's history and ongoing development



100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina

Author : Joe Miller

Publisher : The Mountaineers Books

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 13,41 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781594850547

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North Carolina's classic hikes are described in this guidebook to the state's best trails



Hiking North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains

Author : Danny Bernstein

Publisher : Milestone Press (NC)

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 50,79 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Blue Ridge Mountains

ISBN : 9781889596273

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Western North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains are some of the oldest on earth, boasting old-growth forests, pristine streams, and ancient heath balds with stunning views. This guide includes 72 great day hikes ranging from 1 to 13 miles, with destinations like the stone tower of Hanging Rock State Park, Max Patch on the Appalachian Trail, the "Opera Box" at Chimney Rock State Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway's Craggy Gardens, the waterfalls of Linville Gorge, and Gregory Bald in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each entry includes complete driving and hiking directions, maps, trailhead GPS coordinates, elevation gain, trail highlights, and related historical anecdotes, plus books and movies set in each locale.



Hiking the Carolina Mountains

Author : Danny Bernstein

Publisher : Milestone Press (NC)

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 45,15 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781889596198

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The mountains of western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina are a hikers paradise--rich with human history and home to some of the greatest biological diversity in the world. This guide includes 57 day hikes ranging in length from 2 to 13 miles, with destinations including the waterfalls of DuPont State forest; the Blue Ridge Parkway's beautiful Craggy Gardens; the ruins of George Vanderbilt's palatial Buck Spring hunting lodge on Mt. Pisgah; the summit of Cold Mountain, and more. Each entry covers everything you need to know to enjoy your hike: maps and detailed directions, mileage, elevation gain, trail highlights, fees and hiking regulations, films and novels set in each location, and more.



Best Easy Day Hikes Blue Ridge Parkway

Author : Randy Johnson

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 163 pages

File Size : 36,64 MB

Release : 2010-03-16

Category : Travel

ISBN : 0762762217

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Book Description

Spanning the border between Virginia and North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Parkway is the most heavily visited unit of the National Park system. These short, easy hikes will entice the more than twenty million annual visitors to stretch their legs and hit the trail. At-a-glance information and maps will help readers determine which hikes are the best for them.



Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas

Author : Tim Barnwell

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 34,22 MB

Release : 2018

Category : Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)

ISBN : 9780990573197

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Second edition of Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas book



The Blue Ridge Parkway by Foot

Author : Tim Pegram

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 325 pages

File Size : 14,52 MB

Release : 2007-07-31

Category : History

ISBN : 0786431407

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One of the premier tourist attractions of the eastern United States, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina. This volume relates the author's one-of-a-kind backpacking trip along the 469-mile road, along with his observations and recollections regarding the Parkway, the most visited unit of the National Park Service. Beginning with his experience as a summer college intern, the book also covers the twelve years he spent working as a ranger on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Anecdotal history and accounts from some of the Parkway's earliest rangers complete this tale of one of our country's national treasures. The appendix contains a chronological, mile-by-mile re-creation of Pegram's 2003 trek, including the names of all the Parkway landmarks mentioned in the book.