Maggie Valley

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Fort Ridge Overlook to Waterrock Knob

Sylva, North Carolina

5.36 mi / 1352 ft gain

Soco Falls

Maggie Valley, North Carolina

5.0

0.09 mi / 0 ft gain

This double waterfall is located a mile and half off of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Cherokee Indian Reservation. From the parking area, it's a short walk down a well-established trail to the viewing area of the falls. For an even closer view of the falls, you can follow a roped, steep path down to the base of the falls. This area can be slippery, so proceed with caution. In the winter months...

Abandoned Cessna 414A at Waterrock Knob

Sylva, North Carolina

5.0

1.72 mi / 430 ft gain

This is an AWESOME day hike for anyone looking to get outside for a few hours and see some special views of the blue ridges, as well as check out the abandoned plane crash of a Cessna 414A that happened back in 1983. The remains of the plane are still scattered along the hillside making it a super neat place to explore and photograph. You start from the parking lot of the Waterrock Knob overl...

Waterrock Knob Trail

Sylva, North Carolina

5.0

1 mi / 407 ft gain

The trail begins paved and quickly climbs up into a heavily forested area. Once at a 1/4 of a mile in, you will come to a nice overlook that will give you your first real good view of the surrounding mountains. The trail then continues on, though now unpaved, with great views off to your left as you ascend. At the top you have a few different areas to overlook the layers of mountains that surro...

Blackrock Mountain Trail

Sylva, North Carolina

4.94 mi / 541 ft gain

Blackrock Mountain and The Pinnacle

Sylva, North Carolina

10.38 mi / 2894 ft gain

Flat Creek Trail

Cherokee, North Carolina

5.21 mi / 846 ft gain

Rough Fork Trail

Waynesville, North Carolina

12.12 mi / 2923 ft gain

Barrett Knob Fire Tower

Bureau of Indian Affairs Highway 506, North Carolina

5.0

1.21 mi / 400 ft gain

Your hike will start at the base of the Blue Ridge Parkway just a few miles from the start in Cherokee. The trail starts right off of the parkway in a very small easy to miss dirt road. There is a small area to park that then you start your hike up the dirt road right after the gate. The hike to the top is about a half mile. It is a small hike up is pretty steep. When you get to the top you can...

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