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Five hikes for catching color in the central and eastern Piedmont
October got off to a shaky start for fans of fall color. As anyone familiar with the process that leads to fall color knows, the main enemy of a great...
Save Your Summer! Part I: Take a Hike
Yikes, look at the calendar! It’s August 6 a’ready! Where did the summer go? Easy there, adventurous friends. We may be down to the last month before Labor Day and...
GetHiking! GetExploring! — From the basics to the Birkheads
The following items are gleaned from our GetHiking! enewsletters for Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle, and our GetExploring! Greenville enewsletter. All enewsletters are delivered, upon request, to subscribers’ email...
GetHiking! Discovering a new Raleigh preserve
Every Monday, our GetHiking! hikers in Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle receive our weekly enewsletter, including details on upcoming hikes, a report on the past week’s hikes, hiking tips...
GetHiking! Hiking the Birkheads
Every Monday, our GetHiking! hikers in Charlotte, the Triad and the Triangle receive our weekly enewsletter, including details on upcoming hikes, a report on the past week’s hikes, hiking tips...

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...