Description
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.
Author: Danny Bernstein
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.43w x 0.87d
ISBN13: 9781889596198
ISBN10: 1889596191
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills
- Travel | Special Interest | Hikes & Walks
- Travel | United States | South | South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD,
Author: Danny Bernstein
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.43w x 0.87d
ISBN13: 9781889596198
ISBN10: 1889596191
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills
- Travel | Special Interest | Hikes & Walks
- Travel | United States | South | South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD,
About the Author
DANNY BERNSTEIN has been hiking all of her adult life. An Appalachian Trail end-to-ender, she has completed the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and the 800 miles of trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bernstein writes about the outdoors from her home in Asheville, North Carolina.