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Meadow Creek Fire Tower is a great place to spend an afternoon watching the sunset or spend the night gazing at the stars. You can bring a blanket then lay out on the top of the tower and view the entire sky. The tower itself was made back in the early 1920's. Over the years it changed appearance many times and got renovated. The last renovation that was done to the tower made it so that visito...

Halls Top Fire Tower is a special untouched spot in the Cherokee National Forest. The road that leads you into the CNF is known as Halls Top Road  just a few miles off of Interstate I-40. This road will take you 4.4 miles to the next turn onto Stone Mountain Road this road is 2.1 miles to the gate before the tower.  On the way to the tower about 1 mile down Stone Mountain rd there is a great p...

Make a weekend trip from Max Patch to Hot Springs N.C., and be sure to soak in the natural hot springs at the old inn after your hike! This is an incredible, relatively easy hike with the reward at the end being hot springs on the French Broad River. You can break this up however you like, this is just a general list. From the trail to the first spot you can camp, you will see a blue-blazed tr...

Appalachian Trail: Lemon Gap To Max Patch is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Hot Springs, North Carolina.

Max Patch Loop via Appalachian Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Hot Springs, North Carolina.

Max Patch Mountain was once cleared for pasture land, leaving an expansive flat summit that now serves as the ideal location for a picnic hike, flying a kite, or laying in the sun surrounded by the Great Smoky Mountains. With little elevation gain and a short distance it is also very family (and dog!) friendly. A section of the Appalachian Trail crosses right over the bald so keep an eye out fo...

Appalachian Trail: Garenflo Gap to Hot Springs is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a river located near Hot Springs, North Carolina.

The Pigeon River is a dam controlled river that winds its way through North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The river provides beautiful views as one paddles along via raft or kayak.  Cutting through portions of the Pisgah and Cherokee National Forests, this pristine river offers unbelievable beauty and offers enthusiasts of many outdoor activiti...

Cherry Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Hartford, Tennessee.