Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
5 best hikes near Asheville in Western NC: Waterfalls, swimming, high elevation. Gannett. Iris Seaton, Asheville Citizen Times. June 11, 2024 at 10:45 AM.
More: 5 best hikes near Asheville in Western NC: Waterfalls, swimming, high elevation Sliding Rock A WNC classic, Sliding Rock , located on U.S. 276 in Pisgah National Forest, is famous for living ...
Waterfall Hikes with Swimming Near Asheville Dupont State Forest , a rather young recreational area that was acquired by the state in 2000, is known for its mountain biking trails and waterfalls.
The 8,014-acre (32.43 km 2) [1] park is located 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Asheville, North Carolina, and is owned and managed by the state of North Carolina. [2] The park features hiking trails for all skill levels, views of the Devil's Head balancing rock, and a 404-foot (123 m) waterfall, Hickory Nut Falls.
Looking Glass Falls is one of the most popular and easily accessible waterfalls in North Carolina. The waterfalls of North Carolina, U.S., are a prominent feature of the geography of the Piedmont and mountain regions of the state, as well as a major focus of tourism and outdoor recreation. Many of these falls are located in state parks ...
The waterfall is open to the public and is accessible beginning at a parking area on the side of U.S. Highway 276, approximately 6.6 miles north of the intersection of 276, U.S. Highway 64, and NC Highway 280 in Brevard, North Carolina. Visitors may take a moderate-difficulty ¾-mile (1.2 km) trail to the falls.
Whitewater Falls also has the dubious distinction of being one of the deadliest waterfalls in Western North Carolina, with at least 15 deaths since 1995, according to previous Citizen Times reporting.
The 60-foot (18 m) falls are located on Toms Creek. The creek flows over several cascading upper sections of bedrock into a near-vertical lower cascade, ending in a small scoop in the rocks. A wide, flat pool area is at the base, located in a gully that has large amounts of mica embedded in the rock. [1]