North and South Carolina
Hiking & Backpacking in North & South Carolina

If you happen to be in North or South Carolina, you’re probably not far from a great hiking or backpacking trail or area. A couple of top spots include Cape Lookout National Seashore and Kings Mountain National Military Park.


Footsloggers - Outdoor & Travel Outfitters, at the corner of Depot Street and Howard Street In old downtown Boone.

Foot Travel - Foot Travel provides fully supported thru-hikes of the Appalachian Trail.

Wildernet is another Web resource that has a lot of info on finding a good hiking trail.

Trails.com — browse thousands of hiking trails and unlimited topo maps. You can try it for free.

AllTrails has a trail finder feature where you can search for just the right place to go this weekend.

Gorp has a great list of places to go as well as tips and guides.

If you have a favorite Carolina trail, hiking spot or club, let us know and we’ll pass it on to other hikers and backpackers.