Guides
Park northwest of Winston-Salem has some of the state's prettiest waterfalls east of the Appalachian Mountains.
Three easy strolls to picturesque waterfalls offer the perfect introduction to Hanging Rock State Park, the top hiking destination within an hour of the Triad cities of Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem. None of these falls are more than a mile from your car, so they're open to just about any ability level. They do require delicate footwork at...
0.9 mile trail near Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
The short Jomeokee Trail is an easy hike that circumnavigates the big pinnacle of Pilot Mountain. The name of the trail comes from the lexicon of the Saura Indians, who used the mountain as a natural tower from which they could watch the surroundings. Jomeokee also served as a landmark along the trail that from Virginia to Georgia. The orange-blazed...
Best hikes near the top of Pilot Mountain, the signature peak northwest of Winston-Salem.
You don't expect to see a mountain popping up from the gently rolling landscape of the North Carolina Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point). But Pilot Mountain is like that: full of surprises. For hikers, the best surprise is that the trails, terrain and views from on high are good enough to make you forget you're a few hours east of the...
Trips
Waterfalls of Hanging Rock State Park
Hanging Rock State Park, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 14.2 miles (22 miles away)
Hiking | 14.2 miles (22 miles away)
I hiked to the four main waterfalls (and one minor one) at Hanging Rock State Park northwest of Winston-Salem, NC. Trip writeup at Two-Heel Drive.(Note most of the traveling on this GPS track is driving between sites at the park; the falls are all within a half mile of the nearest parking lot.)
Urban hike at Historic Bethabara Park
Oldtown, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 3.8 miles (4.8 miles away)
Hiking | 3.8 miles (4.8 miles away)
I visited Historic Bethabara Park in Winston Salem, site of the first permanent settlement in this region of North Carolina. Hike writeup at Two-Heel Drive.
Easy hike at Salem Lake
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 7.2 miles (3.0 miles away)
Hiking | 7.2 miles (3.0 miles away)
Salem Lake's boundary trail is mostly flat -- great place for hiking, biking, running.Trip write-up at Two-Heel Drive.
Reynolda Gardens 3/21/11
Reynolda, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 4.1 miles (2.9 miles away)
Hiking | 4.1 miles (2.9 miles away)
Didn't have time to go to one of my favorite Mountain Trails today so I stayed local and toured the famous and history rich Reynolda Gardens. It has the famous house now musuem, numerous shops, gardens and ...hiking trails. The trails take you through the large meadows that once used to be a 9 hole golf course, then through the woods and around Lake Katherine. Or what used to be Lake Katherine,...
Hanging Rock State Park 5/21/11 - Hanging Rock To Cooks Wall
Flat Shoals, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 7.3 miles (20 miles away)
Hiking | 7.3 miles (20 miles away)
A nice, medium length hike that takes you to 4 of the best views in Hanging Rock State Park. It begins on the Hanging Rock Trail which is about a 1.3 mile trail. On the way back, I took the left turn onto Wolf Rock Trail which takes you Wolf Rock and House Rock, both excellent views, especially House Rock. Last on the agenda, was reaching Cooks Wall, which has a very...
11-mile hike at Piedmont Environmental Center
High Point, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 11.4 miles (17.5 miles away)
Hiking | 11.4 miles (17.5 miles away)
This is a gem -- nice trails along High Point City Lake, connected via the Bicentennial Greenway. Hiking is pretty easy, but there's enough up and down to get a bit of exercise as well. Trip writeup at Two-Heel Drive.
Hanging Rock State Park - North Carolina
Moores Springs, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 1.3 miles (20 miles away)
Hiking | 1.3 miles (20 miles away)
High Points Loop at Hanging Rock State Park
Hanging Rock State Park, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 8.3 miles (20 miles away)
Hiking | 8.3 miles (20 miles away)
This is a pretty cool loop, starting near the Hanging Rock lake and heading up to Moore's Knob, then going down and heading back up to the parallel ridge and finally capping it off with a jaunt to Hanging Rock and returning where I started from. (Funny how loops work that way).Trip writeup at Two-Heel Drive.
Moore's Knob, Hanging Rock State Park
Vade Mecum, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 8.6 miles (21 miles away)
Hiking | 8.6 miles (21 miles away)
Pretty fall-colors hike to Moore's Knob at Hanging Rock State Park northwest of Winston-Salem, NC. This hike started out from the Tory's Den Trailhead, which adds four miles to the standard 4.9-mile Moore's Knob Loop Trail, a favorite of local hikers. Moore's Knob has look-out tower with 360-degree panoramas of the surrounding terrain. The view is awesome, the best in the region by far. Trip write-up to come at Two-Heel Drive. ...
Another hike at Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain State Park, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 3.6 miles (21 miles away)
Hiking | 3.6 miles (21 miles away)
Very warm day for hiking at Pilot Mountain State Park. i checked out the Sassafras Trail, a nice little nature walk with an excellent vista looking over the Sauratown Range. Trip writeup to come at Two-Heel Drive.
Lower Cascades Falls, Cook's Wall, Hanging Rock State Park
Hanging Rock State Park, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 6.8 miles (22 miles away)
Hiking | 6.8 miles (22 miles away)
Moist and misty hike at the park northwest of Winston-Salem. This was my first hike to Cook's Wall. It was overcast, windy and rainy up there so I'm not sure I ever actually saw the Wall. Winter after a rain is a cool time to hike up here -- it seems very clean and shiny despite all the leaves having left the trees. Hike writeup at Two-Heel Drive.
Tanglewood Park, 4.6 mile hike on MTB Course 3
Clemmons, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 4.7 miles (11.0 miles away)
Hiking | 4.7 miles (11.0 miles away)
Tanglewood Park has one of the nicest mountain biking courses in central North Carolina. I live near the park so I take my morning walks there; often I'll walk the MTB single-track trails on weekdays when few if any bikers are riding the trails. As far as I know this is the only GPS track available for Track No. 3, which is 4.6 miles long and has the most technical features. I'm...
Hike at Hanging Rock for park's 75th Anniversary
Hanging Rock State Park, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 5.4 miles (20 miles away)
Hiking | 5.4 miles (20 miles away)
I did the classic Moore's Knob Loop with a diversion around the shore of Hanging Rock Lake. The park is celebrating its 75th anniversary, so I went along to join the festivities. I doubled back through the campground to find the trail and continued the loop. Trip Writeup at Two-Heel Drive.
Salem Creek Trail 4/13/11
Arcadia, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 13.0 miles (2.0 miles away)
Hiking | 13.0 miles (2.0 miles away)
This is one of the longer Greenways in Winston-Salem. it begins in a Shopping Mall parking lot. It follows Salem Creek on its way to the dam of Salem Lake. On its way, you will pass Washington Park, Salem College, Old Salem, Bowman Gray Stadium, Central Park, Winston-Salem State University, the NC School of the Arts, Reynolds Park and Golf Course, and finally Salem Lake. As good as all of this may...
336 Area Hiking Grouphttp://www.meetup.com/336-Area-Hikers/events/43351242/ Unable to hike the entire trail due to new dam construction.
This past weekend, we knocked out another one of the 100 Classic Hikes in NC - Salem Lake
Trail (#23 in the book) in Winston-Salem. We left in the morning and
made the drive out to Winston-Salem, arriving at the park right at 10.
We were hoping to see some of the first fall color of the season, but it
was a little early. A few trees had started to change with...
Salem Lake & Salem Creek Trail Short Walk 8/10/11
Shalimar, North Carolina, United States
Hiking | 5.1 miles (2.9 miles away)
Hiking | 5.1 miles (2.9 miles away)
Wanted to Hike around Salem Lake, but trail was blocked off due to construction. Turned around and walked a portion of Salem Creek Trail instead, nice 5 mile hike!
