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The Good Walk: The Oconaluftee River Trail in Cherokee, North Carolina

The easy 1.5-mile walk to town can be augmented with a bit of exploring once you get there.

The Good Walk: A Perfect Day in South Carolina

The Winding Stairs Trail, especially when paired with a visit to nearby Walhalla, combined the outdoors with learning and dining.

The Good Walk: Kentucky’s Red River Gorge

You can scale your walk just to view the stunning formations, or to get up-close and personal.

The Good Walk: Walking Dahlonega, Georgia – A Gold-Flavored Downtown

Take an easy one-mile walk of the site of America’s first gold rush and be delightfully extended to two miles with the exploration of even more history and culture.

The Good Walk: Nature. History. Neighborhoods. Dining. Shopping.

The Rivanna Trail and other walkways in and around Charlottesville, Virginia make for a rich and varied walk.

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John E. Davis spent almost two years building his family’s cabin around 1899, now part of the Mountain Farm Museum.

The Good Walk: The Oconaluftee River Trail in Cherokee, North Carolina

The easy 1.5-mile walk to town can be augmented with a bit of exploring once you get there.
Miuka Falls tumbles 75 feet, and is one of two great falls along the Winding Stairs Trail.

The Good Walk: A Perfect Day in South Carolina

The Winding Stairs Trail, especially when paired with a visit to nearby Walhalla, combined the outdoors with learning and dining.
This view of the Double Arch is from the Auxier Ridge Trail.

The Good Walk: Kentucky’s Red River Gorge

You can scale your walk just to view the stunning formations, or to get up-close and personal.
Dahlonega’s locally owned shops and restaurants populate well-maintained buildings dating from the late 1800s.

The Good Walk: Walking Dahlonega, Georgia – A Gold-Flavored Downtown

Take an easy one-mile walk of the site of America’s first gold rush and be delightfully extended to two miles with the exploration of even more history and culture.
Left: The Rivanna Trail curls its way elegantly around and through Charlottesville. Right: The Downtown pedestrian mall offers a bounty of dining and shopping options.

The Good Walk: Nature. History. Neighborhoods. Dining. Shopping.

The Rivanna Trail and other walkways in and around Charlottesville, Virginia make for a rich and varied walk.
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