Falls Trail Extension Construction Begins
National Trail Running Day
August 21, 2010
Supported group trail run through the West Bowl
Run Starts at 9:00 am
Smoketree/Beech Moutnain Parkway Trailhead
Pace leaders, water and first aid provided throughout the run
Announcing the Group Adventure Hike Series
Explore the Bog--April 14, 1 pm
Profile Trail Excursion--May 1, 9 am
Bushwhack the Bowl--June 2, 11am
Descent to Banner Elk--August 28, 9 am
Hikes will meet at Fred's General Mercantile, rain or shine! |
Welcome to the
Hiking Trails of Beech
Winter Hiking Schedule Available at the Rec Center
Sassafras Trail, our latest edition to the Beech Trail system is ready for hikers. It's considered an easy walk through the woods. Sassafras follows an undeveloped road for 1 mile. Grassy Gap Creek Trail crosses near the end at Jackpine Road. Starting at the Lower Pinnacle Ridge Road trail head, you can make a 2 mile hike following it to the end and back. Check it out soon.
Something for everyone is the best way to describe the twenty miles of designated hiking trails on Beech Mountain, North Carolina. Depending on your desire for an easy stroll through the woods with your family, or for those more adventurous, an eight mile trek through a thousand feet of elevation change, Beech's trails can fulfill your need for adventure. Whether it is for hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing or trail runs, we have the trails for you.
These wooded trails can take you through old growth forest, where waterfalls abound, over an old logging road, and beside a railroad grade that once carried the logs harvested on the ski slopes.
We even have a quarter mile paved handicap accessible trail around Lake Coffey for those wanting a little exercise.
As you hike the trails of Beech Mountain, you will follow pathways that wild animals often followed over and over, before the first human set foot on Beech, to find water, mineral licks or the easiest path from their wooded hide-a-ways into the open fields of balds where they grazed on lush vegetation.
All of the designated trails are marked. Maps displayed at each trailhead are easy to follow and include trail descriptions and helpful information.
Come to Beech Mountain and enjoy an average summer temperature of 72 degrees. Great for an outdoor adventure!
Plan a hiking weekend year round on Beech Mountain. For help in planning accommodations and learning more about the trails, contact:
Beech Mountain Recreation Center: 828-387-3003
The Beech Mountain Visitors Center: 800-468-5506
Fred's General Mercantile: 828-387-4838
or visit them at http://www.beechmtn.com |
