The Best Backpacking in Swannanoa

Mountains to Sea Trail: US 74A to French Broad River is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Asheville, North Carolina.

Mountains to Sea Trail: Bearpen Gap to Ox Creek is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Barnardsville, North Carolina.

Big Piney Ridge Loop Trail to Forked Ridge Knob and Graybeard Mountain is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Pinnacle via Graybeard Mountain Trail and Old Mitchell Toll Road is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Heartbreak Ridge Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Old Fort, North Carolina.

Buncombe Horse Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

Commissary Hill via Mount Mitchell Trail and Higgins Bald Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

Big Butt Peak, Cattail Peak, Mount Mitchell and Gibbs Mountain is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

Colbert Ridge to Mount Mitchell to Maple Camp Ridge Loop is a loop trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

Celo Knob Via Black Mountain Crest and Colbert Ridge Trails is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

Big Creek Trail: Hendersonville Reservoir to Blue Ridge Parkway is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a river located near Horse Shoe, North Carolina.

Black Crest Trail and Mount Mitchell is a point-to-point trail where you may see local wildlife located near Burnsville, North Carolina.

The Black Mountain Crest Trail is legendary among hikers in the southeast. It is the highest trail east of the Mississippi, as it traverses the summit of several peaks over 6,000 feet. It is also widely acknowledged as one of the premier hikes on the east coast. To whit, the trail immediately asc...

Mullinax Trail, Squirrel Gap, Bradley Creek and Laurel Creek Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Horse Shoe, North Carolina.

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Pisgah Inn to 276 is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Pisgah Forest, North Carolina.

Big Bald via Appalachian Trail is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Erwin, Tennessee.