Katie’s favorite hikes and outdoor excursions
Sightseeing
The views here are incredible, and you can walk along a trail through the Chimneys and Shortoff Mountain with an incredible view of Linville Gorge. This is a favorite place for climbers but otherwise doesn't get much traffic (it's a little bit remote). Very much worth the time if you have it.
32 locals recommend
Table Rock Mountain
The views here are incredible, and you can walk along a trail through the Chimneys and Shortoff Mountain with an incredible view of Linville Gorge. This is a favorite place for climbers but otherwise doesn't get much traffic (it's a little bit remote). Very much worth the time if you have it.
This is a short hike that will get your heartrate up, and is pretty close to town. Epic views from the top.
143 locals recommend
Craggy Pinnacle Hike
3641 Blue Ridge PkwyThis is a short hike that will get your heartrate up, and is pretty close to town. Epic views from the top.
The part of the MST trail that goes through South/East Asheville has small rolling hills and is a great place to hike if you don't want anything too steep. Lots of pretty woods and a few creeks.
12 locals recommend
Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Mountains-to-Sea TrailThe part of the MST trail that goes through South/East Asheville has small rolling hills and is a great place to hike if you don't want anything too steep. Lots of pretty woods and a few creeks.
This is a particularly good place for fall colors, and in the late summer/early Autumn for picking blueberries.
176 locals recommend
Graveyard Fields Loop Trail
Blue Ridge ParkwayThis is a particularly good place for fall colors, and in the late summer/early Autumn for picking blueberries.
Max Patch
Max Patch RoadSkinny Dip Falls
Blue Ridge ParkwayGood for swimming/mountain rock sunbathing
Huge waterfall with several smaller falls above it, great hiking trail.
47 locals recommend
Rainbow Falls
Huge waterfall with several smaller falls above it, great hiking trail.
Dupont State Forest
Staton RoadBlack Balsam Knob
Art Loeb TrailPink Beds Trail Loop
U.S. 276Network of trails that that go around the Lake Powhatan area, which is also good for swimming. This is a really popular place for mountain biking and trail running as well as hiking.
119 locals recommend
Bent Creek
Network of trails that that go around the Lake Powhatan area, which is also good for swimming. This is a really popular place for mountain biking and trail running as well as hiking.
The views from Shining Rock are fantastic. The trail markers are notoriously confusing so you pretty much have to carry a detailed description/topo map if you want to make it to Shining Rock. To Shining Rock and back is about 10 miles round trip.
Shining Rock
The views from Shining Rock are fantastic. The trail markers are notoriously confusing so you pretty much have to carry a detailed description/topo map if you want to make it to Shining Rock. To Shining Rock and back is about 10 miles round trip.