North Carolina hiking trails - Bald Mountain Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, McDowell County
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Latitude: 35.76167 Longitude: -82.02306
User input for Bald Mountain Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, McDowell County, North Carolina:
Tim Farley: Florida resident heading north and wanting to hike a piece of the AT.

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| | Outdoors people generally like this part of North Carolina. Hitting the trails is always a fun thing to do and Bald Mountain Trail in McDowell County, North Carolina is a really good place to spend some time. Bald Mountain Trail is a long drive away from Forest City but what a great place for hiking it is. Through the months of summer, highs frequently are in the 80's at Bald Mountain Trail. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 50's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 40's, and overnight lows in the 10's for Bald |
Mountain Trail. All the outdoors enjoyable things in the Blue Ridge Mountains will keep you coming back again and again. Don't forget to take a great little journey to Limekiln Creek, and if you came for an overnight stay Barefoot Landing & Recreational Vehicle PARK is a fine
| location to camp. Bald Mountain Trail gets a good deal of water; the month with most of the rain is March, and the driest month of the year is December. Glide down the rapids of Catawba River - North Fork in a kayak. Visit McGegers Branch if you're here at Bald Mountain Trail; get yourself into a kayak and hit Catawba River. Camping is available at Lake James Landing, and close by you come across brilliant sites like Turkey Cove. In the Blue Ridge Mountains you'll find lots of hiking trails where you can absorb the beauty of these mountains. | |
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| | Whitewater Near Bald Mountain Trail:
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Catawba River - North Fork, McDowell County
County
, 1 miles away, Class II-III - 5.6 miles long (Route 1559 to Route 1552 Bridge) |
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Catawba River, McDowell/Burke County
County
, 7 miles away, Class I-II - 12 miles long (Route 1234 Bridge to US Route 221 Bridge) |
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Linville River, Burke County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 16.4 miles long (Linville Falls to Lake James) |
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Catawba River - North Fork, Burke County
County
, 11 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 2.5 miles long (Linville) |
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Curtis Creek, McDowell County
County
, 12 miles away, Class IV+ - 7 miles long (Close to Old Fort) |
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| | Hotels Near Bald Mountain Trail:
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Comfort Inn Marion, Marion
, 6 miles away |
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Marion Days Inn, Marion
, 12 miles away |
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Marion Super 8 Motel, Marion
, 13 miles away |
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Fox Run Resort (Vri), Lake Lure
, 19 miles away |
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Fairfield Mountains Resort, Lake Lure
, 20 miles away |
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