Hike through western North Carolina’s autumn beauty on our top 10 favorite trails to stunning views and the best fall leaf color near Asheville.
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Hike to exceptional views on the Cold Mountain summit in North Carolina’s Shining Rock Wilderness, following the Art Loeb Trail from the Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp.
Hike the Fryingpan Mountain Tower Trail to stunning summit views from a historic steel fire tower just off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville.
Hike the Art Loeb Trail to the stunning, brilliant white, quartz-crusted Shining Rock Mountain, catching stunning vistas from Black Balsam Knob and exploring wildflower-covered, view-packed mountain balds.
Hike to the summit of Mount Pisgah off the Blue Ridge Parkway south of Asheville, climbing through a lush, green forest to beautiful views from a tower-capped mountaintop.
Explore lush forests, view-packed mountain summits, and tumbling waterfalls on our top ten favorite hikes within 40 miles of downtown Asheville.
Hike these popular Blue Ridge Parkway trails to stunning mountain summit views, tumbling waterfalls and through some of Western North Carolina’s most beautiful forests near Asheville.
Hike the Appalachian Trail at Max Patch, one of North Carolina’s most popular AT hikes, on a grassy, bald mountain that’s covered in wildflowers. Catch a gorgeous sunrise, sunset or afternoon picnic on this moderate two mile loop with stunning 360-degree views and seemingly endless sunshine.
Hike to the most popular, most beautiful and most scenic waterfalls near Asheville on our top ten favorite trails in western NC.
Find the perfect autumn scene in the mountains near Asheville with our 2019 guide to finding peak fall color.