Hiking Activities Hiking is one of the two major activities of the CMC (trail building and maintenance being the other). Western North Carolina and the surrounding areas are blessed with places of rare beauty, yet they are denied to many people because a practical means of visiting them is lacking. The Carolina Mountain Club exists to fill this need. Views, forests, waterfalls, wild flowers, streams and rock formations are incorporated in the Club's year-round hiking program. We invite you to join the fun and improve your mind, spirit and body! Check our current hike schedule page for a description of upcoming hikes.

The Club conducts over 175 hikes each year. All-day hikes are scheduled for each Wednesday and Sunday, and half-day hikes are conducted each Sunday afternoon. All-day Saturday hikes are scheduled once a month. the hikes are selected from hundreds of trails in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia - some of the most beautiful in the country.

Let's Go!, published quarterly, is the club's news bulletin and hike schedule. Each hike is described by distance, elevation gain, location, meeting place, and difficulty (from easy to strenuous).

Visitors are welcomed and invited to join the hikes. Contact with the hike leader by telephone is advised, and proper footwear and clothing are required. The number of hikers permitted on some hikes is limited.

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