The Good Walk

CURRENT The Good Walk

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Seneca Adventure Trail

Originally built for a high-school cross country team, the woodsy walk offers an even treadway and delightful doses of nature.
The Cut-Through is a defining feature of Pikeville.

Pikeville, Kentucky: The Real McCoy is Just That

Pikeville, Kentucky, has put itself on the trail-map map with a varied, demanding and rewarding trail.
Downtown Roanoke, VA

Roanoke, Virginia: Mill Mountain and Downtown

The bounty of trails on Roanoke’s own mountain combine with the Roanoke River Greenway and downtown to create a fine walk.
The greenway is nearly level throughout its 8 miles.

Granite City Greenway

Mount Airy, North Carolina’s 8-mile riverside trail is a delight in many contexts, including fishing and jumping in.
The observatory functions after rain and fog lift.

Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory

The veteran and inveterate hiking couple learns anew not to let a bit of rain get in the way of the walk.

Departments

At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

©Duncan Seaman
Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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