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Stand Up Paddle Board with Dogs
Nothing like a day on the water with best friends!! Ward takes Benji and Dexter out for a day of fetch on the water with the Jackson SUPerFISHal. Great workout...
Hiker from our Charlottesville crew raises nearly $500 for trail!
Hiker raises nearly $500 for Shenandoah National Park Trust! A huge THANK YOU goes out to our donor and big fan, Melanie Perl for leading a 13.5 mile hike on...
It's Mountains-to-Sea Trail Month! Celebrate with a hike at the Coast, Piedmont, Mountains
This month, our three GetHiking! groups — in Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle — are celebrating Mountains-to-Sea Trail Month by hiking the MST. That’s 17 hikes in all, covering...
Mountains-to-Sea Trail goes south to blaze a new route to the coast
Hiking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail near Durham. The Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail wants you to celebrate Mountains-to-Sea Trail Month by hiking the statewide trail, a work in progress. Meanwhile, the...
Lewis Mountain Campground
Shenandoah National Park Milepost 57.5, Skyline Drive Loft Mountain with roughly 200 sites is the largest campground in the Shenandoah National Park; about 20 miles to the north is Lewis...
Douthat State Park Campground
14239 Douthat State Park Road Millboro This 4,493-acre oasis is a destination park. For starters, its 43 miles of trail are open to hiking and mountain biking; especially for the...
Three Ridges Circuit
Shenandoah National Park 14.4 miles 2 days This close-to-town weekend circuit hike comes to us via HikingUpward.com. It’s recommended because it’s close (less than 40 miles), it includes a stretch...
Brown Mountain/Rocky Mountain Double Loop
Shenandoah National Park 21.7 miles 2 days Don’t be deceived by the mileage: 8.4 miles is done as a day hike (which is where the second loop comes in). As...
Corbin Cabin/Old Rag loop
Shenandoah National Park 28 miles 2-3 days Here’s a loop recommended by Backpacker magazine a few years back that includes the grail of Shenandoah hiking and much more. Start with...
Frazier Discovery Trail
Beware the roadside trail advertised as short (1.3 miles) and that starts out paved. For one, National Park Service trails of a certain vintage begin with deceptively calming blacktop before...
White Rock Falls Circuit
Nothing like the allure of a waterfall to encourage you to pull to the side of the road and take a hike. White Rock Falls may not be the most...
South River Falls Circuit
Walking along South River, you get the feeling something big is about to happen. Though the descending trail is easy enough to navigate, the river to your right is zigging...
Father-Son Duo Bring Skill and Enthusiasm to Kayak Fishing Team
The temperatures may be frigid now, but Ed Parrish and his son, Mason, are already dreaming of those warm, calm, sunny days that make North Carolina in the spring, summer...
25 Top Hikes in the Charlotte Area
Looking for a good place to hike in Charlotte or the surrounding area? You don’t have to look far.A great resource about hiking in Charlotte is the Mecklenburg County Park...
25 Top Hikes in the Triad Area
Looking for great hikes in the triad? You needn’t look far… Here’s a rundown of our top 25 hikes and trail networks in the region totaling about 140 miles. From...
This Spring, GetHiking! with Great Outdoor Provision
Sometime in the next week or two, it will happen. Maybe you’ll be walking to your car one morning and a gentle breeze will send an unexpected chill up your...
GetHiking! Charlotte: Join Us!
The good news for Charlotte hikers? It takes less than an hour and a half to get to the Pisgah National Forest, the gateway to epic southern Appalachian hiking. The...
Hit the trail this winter with GetHiking! Triad
As places to live go, a hiker could do a lot worse than the Triad. According to Allen de Hart’s “Trails of the Triad,” there are more than 140 hikes...