Hiking Profile Trail to Calloway Peak on Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina

Woman hiker resting on a rocky outcrop overlooking Blue Ridge Mountains at Watauga View, Grandfather Mountain.

Want to save a few bucks and don’t mind tacking on a bit more mileage to experience the incredible Grandfather Mountain? Then this is your trail.

For this trail report, we’re combining the last half mile section of Grandfather Trail to Watauga View and Calloway Peak, because there’s no way you’re simply going to turn back at the end of Profile Trail after you’ve put in so much work. And work you will, but it’s totally worth the payoff.

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Double Arch Hiking Trail, Red River Gorge

Woman and dog under Double Arch geological feature, hiking trail at Red River Gorge, Kentucky.

If you’re not sure where to dive in to Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, Double Arch Trail #201 is a great introduction to your day hiking getaway. Be advised that Double Arch is a popular destination, so if you want this incredible geological feature all to yourself, you’re going to have to start out early. Also, don’t literally dive into the gorge. That would end badly.

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Hike Trail D in the Fall, the Best Kept Secret in Brown County State Park

Man hiking in autumn forest on Trail D, Brown County State Park, Indiana.

In the fall, Brown County State Park is inundated with leaf peepers who snarl traffic bumper-to-bumper from Nashville to Gnaw Bone and beyond.

At Trail D on the far southwest corner of the park, you’ll avoid it all and find the hiking escape you’re looking for. In fact, you probably won’t see another soul.

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