Best Dog Hikes North Carolina

by Melissa Watson

Overview

This guidebook reveals a collection of sixty of the best dog friendly hiking trails in North Carolina. From mountain views to the coveted coast, there's a trail for you and your trusty companions. Your pups will frolic, swim, play, explore, and enjoy every step of the way. Throughout are full-color photos and maps, helpful tips, and tailored hike specs with information on leash requirements, trail surface, other trail users, and more. You'll also find important advice about hiking with dogs and preparation before you hit the trail. Grab the leash, don your pack, and get ready for an adventure that will have tails wagging for days to come. Waterfall hunter, nature enthusiast, tree hugger, and avid hiker Watson is truly at her best when she's in the forest. Her passion for waterfalls, hiking, and nature in general stems back to childhood, and she continues to fulfill that passion to this day. For more than twenty-five years, Melissa has been exploring the forests of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Hiking by day and camping by night, her beloved companions, Mikey and Bandit, are at her side. She continues her quest for new trails, new adventures, and new territory to explore.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493018550
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	06/01/2016
Series:	Best Dog Hikes
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	409,889
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Waterfall hunter, nature enthusiast, tree hugger, and avid hiker, Melissa Watson is truly at her best when she’s in the forest. Her passion for waterfalls, hiking, and nature in general stems back to childhood, and she continues to fulfill that passion to this day. For more than twenty-five years, Melissa has been exploring the forests of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Hiking by day and camping by night, her beloved companions, Mikey and Bandit, are at her side. She continues her quest for new trails, new adventures, and new territory to explore.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Trail Finder 10

Map Legend 12

Coastal Region 13

Wilmington

1 Snow's Cut Trail-Carolina Beach State Park 14

2 Sugarloaf Dune Trail-Carolina Beach State Park 18

Cape Carteret

3 Cedar Point Tideland Trail-Croatan National Forest 23

Havelock

4 Neusiok Trail (Northern Terminus)-Croatan National Forest 27

Washington to Bath

5 Live Oak Trail-Goose Creek State Park 31

6 Goose Creek Trail-Goose Creek State Park 35

Ocracoke

7 Hammock Hills Nature Trail-Cape Hatteras National Seashore 39

Buxton

8 Buxton Woods Trail-Cape Hatteras National Seashore 43

Nags Head

9 Soundside Nature Trail-Jockey's Ridge State Park 47

Elizabeth City to Murfreesboro

10 Lassiter Trail-Merchants Millpond State Park 51

Creswell

11 Boardwalk Trail-Pettigrew State Park 56

Goldsboro to Kinston

12 Spanish Moss Trail-Cliffs of the Neuse State Park 60

13 Lake Trail-Cliffs of the Neuse State Park 64

Piedmont Region 69

Raleigh

14 Woodland Nature Trail-Falls Lake State Recreation Area 70

15 Lake Lynn Trail-Lake Lynn Park 74

16 Potts Branch Trail-William B. Umstead State Park 79

Greensboro

17 Woodland Trail-Greensboro Arboretum 83

18 Bog Garden Trail 87

Troy

19 Badin Lake Trail-Uwharrie National Forest 91

Mountains Region 99

Charlotte

20 Cove Trail-McDowell Nature Preserve 100

Mooresville to Statesville

21 Lake Shore Trail-Lake Norman State Park 104

Lexington to Salisbury

22 Cottonwood Tree Trail-Boone's Cave Park 109

Danbury

23 Lower Cascades Trail-Hanging Rock State Park 113

Sparta to Elkin

24 Stone Mountain Loop Trail-Stone Mountain State Park 116

25 Widow's Creek Trail-Stone Mountain State Park 121

Wilkesboro to Blowing Rock

26 Cascades Trail-E. B. Jeffress Park 124

Blowing Rock

27 Glen Burney Trail-Annie Cannon Memorial Gardens 128

28 Bass Lake Loop Trail-Moses Cone Memorial Park 132

29 Boone Fork Trail-Julian Price Memorial Park 136

Lenoir to Linville Falls

30 Hunt Fish Falls Trail-Pisgah National Forest 142

31 Harper Creek Trail-Pisgah National Forest 146

32 Lower Falls of Upper Creek Trail-Pisgah National Forest 151

Morganton to Marion

33 High Shoals Falls Loop Trail-South Mountains State Park 155

34 Paddy's Creek Trail-Lake James State Park 160

Marion to Little Switzerland

35 Crabtree Falls Loop Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway National Park 164

36 Roaring Fork Falls Trail-Pisgah National Forest 169

Hot Springs

37 Max Patch Trail-Pisgah National Forest 172

Robbinsville

38 Joyce Kilmer Loop Trail-Nantahala National Forest 176

Hayesville to Franklin

39 Big Laurel Falls Trail-Nantahala National Forest 180

Highlands to Cashiers

40 Cliffside Lake Loop Trail-Nantahala National Forest 184

41 Secret Falls Trail-Nantahala National Forest 188

42 Chattooga leaver Trail-Nantahala National Forest 191

43 Silver Run Falls Trail-Nantahala National Forest 195

Lake Toxaway

44 Schoolhouse Falls and Panthertown Valley Trail-Nantahala National Forest 199

Rosman to Waynesville

45 Courthouse Falls Trail-Pisgah National Forest 204

46 Dill Falls Trail-Nantahala National Forest 208

47 Flat Laurel Creek Trail-Pisgah National Forest 211

Waynesville to Brevard

48 Graveyard Fields Loop Trail and Upper Falls Trail-Pisgah National Forest 216

49 Skinny Dip Hole Trail-Pisgah National Forest 221

Brevard

50 Pink Beds Loop Trail-Pisgah National Forest 225

51 Moore Cove Falls Trail-Pisgah National Forest 231

52 Cat Gap Loop Trail-Pisgah National Forest 235

53 Cove Creek Falls Trail-Pisgah National Forest 240

54 Sunwall Trail-Pisgah National Forest 245

55 Andy Cove Nature Trail-Pisgah National Forest 250

Mills River to Asheville

56 Carolina Mountain Trail-North Carolina Arboretum 254

57 South Milk River Trail-Pisgah National Forest 258

Brevard to Hendersonville

58 Hooker Falls Toil-DuPont State Forest 263

59 Triple and High Falls Trail-DuPont State Forest 266

Saluda

60 Little Bradley Falls Trail-Pisgah National Forest 271

Hike Index 275

About the Author 277