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Seasonal trails have reopened, and fall is underway! Try a ride to the falls on Grogan Creek.
News
Yellow Gap Road Reopened
Though I didn’t see a Forest Service announcement to this fact, I have confirmed with a personal visit that Yellow Gap Road appears to be open again. This closure was in the Pisgah National Forest near the Pink Beds area. Time to get back out and enjoy the Laurel Mountain, Pilot Rock, Slate Rock, Pink [...]
Posted on June 2, 2009 7:59 pm
Panthertown Valley Trail Names and Uses Designated
The US Forest Service has issued a decision regarding the trail naming and use designations within Panthertown. Most of the trails themselves remain uncharged, however, as a lot of the maintenance budget was lost and that project was mostly scrapped. Volunteer efforts are still underway to maintain the trails, though. Signage will probably be updated [...]
Posted on May 26, 2009 3:41 pm
Blue Ridge Parkway to Reopen May 15
According to an article in the Asheville Citizen-Times (which I won’t link to anymore since they delete their articles from their web site after a few days), the Blue Ridge Parkway between the Craggy Gardens Picnic Area will be reopening (albeit 1 lane at the landslide site) on May 15. The official word to the [...]
Posted on March 26, 2009 2:15 pm
GPS Trail Data Available
As part of the new maps initiative, all trails, hikes, and rides on WNCOutdoors.info will eventually be GPS-mapped and all the GPS data will be available for download. Right now, a number of trails in the Pisgah National Forest, as well as all of the Tsali trails, have GPS-based maps. As time goes on, details [...]
Posted on March 14, 2009 1:13 am
New Maps using Google Maps Interface
A “beta” of a new map interface using Google Maps is up and running for the Davidson River Area (link). The new maps allow zooming, panning, various base layers (such as Satellite, USGS Topos, and the excellent new Google Terrain view). With the new Google maps you can: Zoom in and out, and scroll seamlessly across [...]
Posted on March 9, 2009 6:20 pm
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