Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

Cookie exploring the edge, and the view over the James River and beyond.

21 Switchbacks on a Sunny November Day

Appalachian Trail from James River north to Fullers Rocks and back. 7.4 miles.
Left: The view along this old-and-new Appalachian Trail hike. Right: Gail and Cookie.

What Makes The Greatest Day Hiker Just That

Andy Layne Trail to Appalachian Trail at Scorched Earth Gap; AT to just north of Lamberts Meadow Shelter; blue-blazed connector trail to AT along Tinker Mountain; AT across Tinker Cliffs back to Andy Layne and down. 10.7 miles.
Carvins Cove Reservoir, in Roanoke County, Va.

Fall on the Great Trail

Appalachian Trail, U.S. 220 to Carvins Cove viewpoint and back. 6 miles
The view from McAfee Knob

The Coldest Shelter in Virginia

Appalachian Trail from Va. 311 beyond McAfee Knob to Campbell Shelter and back. 8.8 miles.
The Greatest Day Hiker of Them All, with puppy, seen through a somewhat smeared camera lens.

Save for a Snowy Day

Chestnut Ridge Loop Trail near Roanoke Mountain. 5.4 miles.

Departments

Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

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