Front cover: View of the Appalachian Mountains from Craggy Pinnacle, near the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina; photo © Jon Bilous/Shutterstock
MENASHA RIDGE PRESS
An imprint of AdventureKEEN
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DISCLAIMER This book is meant only as a guide to select trails in and near Asheville, North Carolina. This book does not guarantee hiker safety in any way—you hike at your own risk. Neither Menasha Ridge Press nor Jennifer Pharr Davis is liable for property loss or damage, personal injury, or death that result in any way from accessing or hiking the trails described in the following pages. Please be especially cautious when walking in potentially hazardous terrains with, for example, steep inclines or drop-offs. Do not attempt to explore terrain that may be beyond your abilities. Please read carefully the introduction to this book as well as further safety information from other sources.
Contents
2 Destination Center Track Trail
7 Craggy Gardens and Craggy Pinnacle
19 Carl Sandburg’s Connemara Farms
20 DuPont State Forest Four Falls
26 Black Balsam Knob High Loop
31 Mount Pisgah via Buck Spring Lodge
