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New Year's hikes!
Hiking the Neusiok Trail, along the south bank of the Neuse River. For each of our GetHiking! markets, we’ve selected two hikes that are beginner friendly (three miles or so,...
Section Hike the MST: The Greensboro Watershed Lakes
This fall, in conjunction with GetGoingNC and our joint GetBackpacking! program, we’ve been sponsoring a series of Pints & Paths nights. We share a brew, then a hiker with experience...
GetHiking! in the Smokies, GetExploring! on a moonlit paddle, and more
The following items are from our GetExploring! Greenville and GetHiking! Charlotte, Triad and Triangle enewsletters. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email boxes on Mondays. If you’d like...
Here comes the sun: Enjoy an after-work paddle
The growing abundance of evening sunlight makes us giddy with the prospect for mid-week adventure. Get off work at a decent time, bring your gear and you could be ready...
A Walk in the Woods, part II: Great trails for beginning hikers
So you read our post last week about launching your hiking career — if you didn’t, hit pause and go here, then come back — and were intrigued. You’ve let...
Knight Brown Nature Preserve Trails
The Piedmont Land Conservancy has set the bar high with the Knight Brown Nature Preserve, its first preserve open to the public. The 189-acre oasis in Rockingham County is dominated...
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...
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...
Uwharrie River, Section 1
A small river at this point with high banks on either side you get your first action less than a half mile in at a boulder dam where a two-foot...
Mayo River, Section 1
Here’s the scoop from our paddle experts: “This largely Class II river has a few Class IIIs and a tight course. It’s not uncommon for a downed tree to go...
Upper Haw River, Section 3
It’s on this stretch where you witness the Haw transform from an intimate stream where you can seemingly touch both banks simultaneously to sprawling river. The stretch begins tight, with...
Dan River: Section 4
A good stretch of river for the new whitewater paddler. Much of the Class I action is the result of widely spaced gravel bars, according to Paul Ferguson in his...
Wilson Creek: Section C
This is drop-dead gorgeous terrain with killer whitewater. Killer? Poor choice of words. But there are sections of Wilson Creek that are for experts only. Those would be sections A...
Cedarock Park
Cedarock Park offers a mini-weekend escape between the Triad and Triangle. Pitch your tent, then check out the several miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, paddle on Rock Creek...
Hagen Stone Park Camping
Hagen Stone is perhaps best-known outside the Triad for its cross-country trails, which host various local and regional meets. But the park is also popular for its various other recreational...
Uwharrie NF West Morris Campground
West Morris Campground The Uwharrie National Forest has epic adventures that beg an overnight stay — if for no other reason than you’ll be too pooped to drive home afterward....
Hanging Rock SP Campgrounds
Love a good adventure weekend? Then pack the gear and head to Hanging Rock State Park for: 1) hiking on 18 miles of trail that visit vista-filled summits (Hanging Rock...
Greensboro Camping Trips
Cedarock Park Hagen Stone Park Hanging Rock State Park Pilot Mountain State Park Uwharrie National Forest: West Morris Campground