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Toms Creek Falls

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10

Name: Not Provided
Rating: 10
Review: This is a great hike for kids. It's short, easy, and safe with all the things kids like for the entire hike: a creek, big rocks and a spectacular view at the end.

Camp Alice/Commissary

     

Lower Douglas Falls

     

Forest Stroll Trail

     

Moore Cove Falls

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8

Name: Matt
Rating: 8
Review: The hike itself is short and sweet. It has multiple creek crossings, and a big trail-side rock. It's destination is truly beautiful: a completely accessible waterfall, a great cave for anyone who likes to boulder around, and smooth ground for barefoot play. There are large flat rocks that are perfect for laying on and soaking up the sun like a lizard.  An ideal place for youngin's. The only qualm I have with this place is that if the weather is anywhere near decent, you can't count on solitude.

Craggy Gardens

     

Dupont State Forest Waterfalls

1 10

Name: Jay
Rating: 10
Review:  If you're traveling near Brevard, NC, don't miss the opportunity to see High Falls and Triple Falls. The hike is relatively easy and the views are absolutely spectacular. (Aside from the hikes described here, Dupont State Forest has dozens of other scenic trails.)

Summit Trail/Rhododendron Trail Loop

     

Craggy Pinnacle

     

Sam Knob

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10

Name: Tony
Rating: 10
Review: VIEWS,VIEWS,VIEWS! This hike is a beautiful couple of hours. The views from the top are awe inspiring at the least. There are many side trips that can be added on if the trip to the top isn't enough. The area is my favorite place to hike, it even beats my trips to Alaska.

Linville Falls - Erwin's View

     

Graveyard Fields

     

Pink Beds Loop

     

Rattlesnake Lodge

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5

Name: Matt
Rating: 5
Review: It's a pleasant, easy-to-moderate hike that stays away from the roads.  The destination is cool, particularly if you know the history (www.rattlesnakelodge.com).  But neither the hike nor the destination are anything too special. What makes this hike worth it are it's beautiful woods, and conveniently close location. A good day hike that doesn't take all day, or take it all out of you.

Potato Knob Fields

     

Crabtree Falls

     

Skyline-Cliff Trail Loop

     

Mount Pisgah

     

Old Mitchell Trail

     

Upper Douglas Falls

     

John Rock

     

Green Knob

1

10

Name: Lee Sneed
Rating: 10
Review: The Green Knob hike is also a great hike - maybe better since it is longer and you see more of the natural beauty enroot. The trail junction of the MST and the Green Mt. trail is about at 2.3 to 2.5 miles, then have about that distance to Green Knob, over several summits and knobs (don't really know the difference). On about the fourth of these is a great view and worth the hike just for it. But Green Knob is great - views all around from various points. Elevation on Green knob about 5920 ft per my GPS, about the same as the height of the first summit on the green mountain trail. Ups and downs are there but not terrible. Overall I'd rate the hike a moderate with a few strenuous spots but not at all hard. A great work out with a good reward at the end.

Looking Glass Rock

     

Mount Mitchell