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The Ararat River begins just above the North Carolina border in Patrick County, Virginia. It flows through Mount Airy and comes within 3 miles of the majestic pinnacle of Pilot Mountain on its way to
... Related information:... From the guidebook Paddling Eastern North Carolina
Ararat
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NC
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Whitewater Paddling
- 24.6 miles
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Not far south of the Virginia–North Carolina line—where the Park Service has painted a state line across the road—an appropriately placed historic marker calls the Parkway “the first rural national pa
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway
Galax
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VA
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Hiking
- 2.5 miles
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Cumberland Knob is where construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway started. This is the high road’s first recreation area. At 2,860 feet, Cumberland Knob isn’t a spectacular peak, but the 1,000-acre encl
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking North Carolina
Sparta
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NC
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Hiking
- 2.5 miles
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The Dan River flows off the crest of the Blue Ridge beneath the Pinnacles of Dan. It is piped down the mountains through the turbines of the City of Danville Power Plant above the community of Kibler.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Carolina Whitewater: A Paddler's Guide to the Western Carolinas
Kibler
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VA
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Whitewater Paddling
- 106.6 miles
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The Fisher River watershed begins at an elevation above 2,500 feet on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, near where the Blue Ridge Parkway enters Virginia. It flows southeast, takes a mor
... Related information:... From the guidebook Paddling Eastern North Carolina
Stony Knoll
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NC
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Whitewater Paddling
- 20.7 miles
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The author feels the Fisher is the ideal stream for the novice to begin his or her fast-water paddling. It presents no very difficult rapids, having primarily small riffles, but it does require one to
... Related information:... From the guidebook Carolina Whitewater: A Paddler's Guide to the Western Carolinas
Dobson
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NC
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Whitewater Paddling
- 20 miles
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The Hanging Rock Challenge lives up to its name but also offers gorgeous views of the area’s mountains and lush valleys. Starting in the small town of Pilot Mountain, this route takes you on curvy and
... Related information:... From the guidebook Road Biking North Carolina
Pilot Mountain
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NC
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Road Biking
- 50.3 miles
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On an October weekend, when the western Piedmont is ablaze in color, fall-leaf peepers flock to Hanging Rock State Park for its aerial advantage. One of three surviving “peaks” from the ancient Saurat
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina
Moores Springs
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NC
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Hiking
- 4.2 miles
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Easily accessible from Piedmont cities, Hanging Rock State Park is an eyeful for flatland-weary hikers. The small collection of summits clusters together, forming a high bowl around a pristine lake. T
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking North Carolina
Danbury
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NC
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Hiking
- 20.3 miles
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A 24-mile paved road between two prominent remnants of the ancient Sauratown Mountains, often called “the mountains away from the mountains” because of their isolation from the Blue Ridge. This drive
... Related information:... From the guidebook Scenic Driving North Carolina
Mount Airy
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NC
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Scenic Drives
- 24 miles
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Just a half-hour drive north of the city of Winston-Salem is a natural wonder jutting up from the earth. Pilot Mountain State Park’s namesake—the 200-foot-high monadnock (an isolated rock mountain)—is
... Related information:... From the guidebook Best Hikes with Dogs: North Carolina
Pilot Mountain
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NC
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Hiking
- 1.5 miles
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This adventure is easy to find, fun to ride, and offers the most photographed scenery on the Blue Ridge Parkway. You and your bike will be transported back in time as you near Mabry Mill. At the Mill,
... Related information:... From the guidebook Motorcycle Adventures in the Central Appalachians Book 3
Fancy Gap
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VA
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Scenic Drives
- 65.7 miles
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The Mitchell River watershed begins at an elevation above 3,000 feet on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Alleghany County, northeast of Stone Mountain State Park. It flows southeast
... Related information:... From the guidebook Paddling Eastern North Carolina
Burch
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NC
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Whitewater Paddling
- 13.7 miles
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The Mitchell flows off the foothills of the Blue Ridge to join the Yadkin. It is a fast, low-water stream traveling over small ledges and through rock gardens. The water quality is generally quite goo
... Related information:... From the guidebook Carolina Whitewater: A Paddler's Guide to the Western Carolinas
Mountain Park
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NC
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Whitewater Paddling
- 10.5 miles
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This highly developed and popular paved path (with wheelchair access) explores a virtual mountain community. Mabry Mill, probably the Parkway’s most photographed site, is surrounded by historic struct
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway
Meadows of Dan
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VA
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Hiking
- 0.5 mile
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Linear Park. It has a nice ring to it, and New river Trail State Park is Virginia's only one, all 55 official miles of it. If looking down into the churning white water of a mountain river hundreds
... Related information:... From the guidebook Mountain Bike! The Southern Appalachian & Smoky Mountains
Pulaski
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VA
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Mountain Biking
- 57 miles
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A bicycle tour along the New River Trail can take you back fifty or sixty years; it can also take you back more than 100 million years. It all depends on your perspective and the elasticity of your i
... Related information:... From the guidebook Best Bike Rides in the South
Galax
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VA
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Mountain Biking
- 26.2 miles
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Following one of the world’s oldest rivers, the spectacular New River Trail—a linear state park—explores an especially remote corner of Virginia, where the river and forest and historical mining tidbi
... Related information:... From the guidebook Rails-To-Trails: Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia
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We may mentally divide the New River into an upper and lower section—and because the river flows north, the upper section is south of the lower section—with the midpoint being Claytor Lake. The upper
... Related information:... From the guidebook Fly Fishing Virginia
Galax
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VA
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Fly-Fishing
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Jomeokee is the name used by the Saura Indians, who visited the aerie as a natural tower from which they could watch their neighbors. Jomeokee also served as a landmark along a well-worn trace that ra
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina
Pilot Mountain
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NC
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Hiking
- 2.8 miles
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North Carolina has many special mountains, but as far as being a memorable and distinct landmark, Pilot Mountain takes the cake. Located on the edge of the Piedmont, Pilot Mountain rises from the surr
... Related information:... From the guidebook The Best In Tent Camping: The Carolinas
Pilot Mountain
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NC
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Campgrounds
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Various hikes wind through this western Piedmont state park dominated by a dramatic, rock-crowned summit. One route winds through a wooded corridor between the peak and a nearby park parcel on the Yad
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking North Carolina
Winston-Salem
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NC
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Hiking
- 18.9 miles
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If you happen to be traveling on I-77 near the border of North Carolina and Virginia, give yourself a break from the monotony of the super-slab, and sample the fun curves and seldom-used roads that ru
... Related information:... From the guidebook Motorcycle Adventures in the Central Appalachians Book 3
Mt Airy
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VA
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Scenic Drives
- 28.1 miles
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This short loop hike along a rushing mountain stream is a twenty-minute leg-stretcher that might tempt you to tarry a bit longer.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway
Meadows of Dan
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VA
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Hiking
- 0.5 mile
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One thing you may notice about the Sauratown Trail, a 22.2-mile path developed in the 1990s by local equestrians, is horses apparently don’t need to be coddled by their trails nearly as much as we hum
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina
Pilot Mountain
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NC
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Hiking
- 4 miles
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This loop ride has the following posted near its beginning: “Tractor Trailers Not Recommended.” Signs like that read as an invitation to motorcyclists! Get your adrenal glands ready for maximum output
... Related information:... From the guidebook Motorcycle Adventures in the Central Appalachians Book 3
Meadows of Dan
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VA
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Scenic Drives
- 47.9 miles
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From Cumberland Knob southward you will encounter rolling hills with panoramic views of the Piedmont to the east. Pastureland, meadows, and apple orchards comprise much of the scenery between Milepost
... Related information:... From the guidebook Bicycling the Blue Ridge
Galax
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NC
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Road Biking
- 42 miles
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Relative to other sections, this 23-mile stretch is not very demanding. There is one notable climb, a little over a mile long, as you approach Groundhog Mountain, which rises to an elevation of 3,030
... Related information:... From the guidebook Bicycling the Blue Ridge
Meadows of Dan
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VA
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Road Biking
- 41 miles
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The Yadkin River begins at an elevation above 3,600 feet near Blowing Rock, on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It flows southeast toward Lenoir, but near Patterson and Happy Valley it
... Related information:... From the guidebook Paddling Eastern North Carolina
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