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Hiking the Highlands

Journey to delightful trails, inspiring overlooks and refreshing swimming holes in the Appalachian range

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Journey to Rainbow Falls at Jones Gap State Park

This South Carolina state park boasts a 100-foot waterfall, a wide variety of wildflowers and more.

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Bays Mountain: Lakeside and Fire Tower Trails

The network of trails at Tennessee’s largest city park allows hikers of any skill level to design an outing to suit them.

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Spur Trails and Campsite Along Art Loeb Trail

Section Hiking the Art Loeb Trail

An 8.3-mile hike to the top of Shining Rock is perhaps the most scenic portion of the 30-mile Art Loeb Trail.

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Treasures of the Parkway

Here, we outline some of the best overlooks, hikes and historic sites along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Traversing the Rock Formations at Kentucky’s Natural Bridge

On the outskirts of the Red River Gorge, hikers at Natural Bridge State Resort Park walk among natural sandstone structures and climb stairs amid thickets of rhododendron and the shade of hemlocks.

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