North Carolina hiking trails - Shortoff Mountain Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, Macon County
LOCATION
Latitude: 35.12444
Longitude: -83.18917
User input for Shortoff Mountain Trail, Blue Ridge Mountains, Macon County, North Carolina:
Dustin:
never hiked the trail just want to know about it.
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| | Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Shortoff Mountain Trail in Macon County, North Carolina is a perfect place for getting out. A visit to North Carolina is not complete without some hiking. Hiking trails are all over the Blue Ridge Mountains where you can truly take in all the beauty of these mountains. That right there is a load of entertaining stuff already but it goes on, the Blue Ridge Mountains has it all. Cold Springs Saddle Club Dam has good water scenery and it's close to Shortoff Mountain Trail, and Norton Creek is a perfect |
whitewater spot close by.
All through the summer here at Shortoff Mountain Trail, high temperatures frequently reach the 80's. Summer night lows sink down to the 60's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Shortoff Mountain Trail dipping down into the
| 20's through winter nights. This place, Shortoff Mountain Trail, it absolutely has so much outdoors entertaining stuff.
Shortoff Mountain Trail is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Vanhook Glade Campground is a nice local campground, and a quick journey to Bad Branch is definitely a wonderful idea. It's a long drive from Seneca to Shortoff Mountain Trail but it is a really good trail. This river is so great. Big Norton Prong flows through this neighborhood; if you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Cullasaja | |
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River.
Yellow Mountain Gap is a good place to spend some time at, and if you came to camp Van Hook Glade Campground is a great site to do that. Shortoff Mountain Trail sees pretty high levels of rain; March is the month that gets the most rain while October is frequently the driest month.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Shortoff Mountain Trail. |
| | Trails Near Shortoff Mountain Trail:
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Whiteside Mountain National Recreation Trail, Jackson County
, 5 miles away |
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Ellicott Rock Trail, Macon County
, 7 miles away |
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Three Forks Trail, Rabun County
, 8 miles away |
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Burrells Ford Trail, Rabun County
, 11 miles away |
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Foothills Trail, Oconee County
, 12 miles away |
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Foothills Trail, Oconee County
, 12 miles away |
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Winding Stairs Trail, Oconee County
, 13 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Shortoff Mountain Trail:
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Norton Creek, Jackson County
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 2.5 miles long (Above Thorpe Lake) |
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Cullasaja River, Macon County
County
, 3 miles away, Class I-III+(V+) - 5 miles long (Ravenel Lake to Mirror Lake) |
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Cullasaja River, Macon County
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 4.75 miles long (Lake Sequoyah to below Cosmic Crunch) |
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Cullasaja River, Macon County
County
, 5 miles away, Class IV(V+) - 2.5 miles long (Below Cosmic Crunch to Above Cullasaja Falls) |
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Cullasaja River, Macon County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 2 miles long (Base of Cullasaja Falls to Peeks Creek Bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Shortoff Mountain Trail:
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The Inn at Half Mile Farm, Highlands
, 4 miles away |
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Highlands Suite Hotel, Highlands
, 4 miles away |
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Spa at Old Edwards Inn, Highlands
, 4 miles away |
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Hampton Inn Highlands, Highlands
, 4 miles away |
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Kelsey & Hutcinson Ldg, Highlands
, 4 miles away |
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