Best Easy Day Hikes Chapel Hill

by Johnny Molloy

Overview

Colorfully written and full of up-to-date easy and moderate hikes, Best Easy Day Hikes Chapel Hill is perfect for families and novice hikers looking to explore the natural beauty and scenic terrain of central North Carolina. Detailed hike descriptions, at-a-glance specs, and GPS coordinates for every trailhead make this a go-to guide for the area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493048526
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	06/01/2020
Series:	Best Easy Day Hikes Series
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Johnny Molloy is an outdoor writer who has camped more than one hundred nights in the wild each year since the early 1980s. The result are over fifty books, including hiking guides to Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee as well as tent camping guides to Colorado, Wisconsin, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Georgia, and the Smokies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Introduction 1

The Nature of Chapel Hill and the Piedmont 2

Be Prepared 4

Zero Impact 5

Chapel Hill Area Boundaries and Corridors 6

Land Management 7

How to Use This Guide 8

Trail Finder 10

Map Legend 11

1 Riverwalk 12

2 Ayr Mount Poets Walk 17

3 Stony Creek Hike 22

4 Cabelands Hike 27

5 Pump Station Loop 32

6 West Point on the Eno 37

7 Shepherd Nature Trail 42

8 Piney Mountain Hike 47

9 Rhododendron Bluff Circuit 52

10 Big Bend Loop 57

11 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 62

12 Cedar Falls Park 68

13 Bolin Creek Trail 73

14 Battle Branch Trail 78

15 Battle Park 83

16 Morgan Creek Trail 88

17 Fan Branch Trail 93

18 Jordan Lake Educational State Forest 98

19 Pond Trail at Seaforth 103

20 Vista Point Loop 108

About the Author 113