Patreon December/January Featured Hikes – Zone 9 (Appalachians) & Zone 10 (New England & Atlantic Coast)

Zone 9

Appalachians (Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Pennsylvania

PC Doug Kerr, CC-BY-SA 2.0

Shohola Falls

1.5-8.0 miles out & back or loop; elevation gain varies; Easy to Strenuous

Creek; woods; waterfall; views, lake

http://gonehikin.blogspot.com/2012/01/shohola-falls-pa-in-state-game-lands.html

Maryland

PC Jon Dawson, CC-BY-ND 2.0

Appalachian Trail: Wolfsville Road to Pen Mar Park

9.8 mile shuttle; 1,795ft. up, 1,965ft. down; Strenuous

Views; forests; streams; historic remains

https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7006069/appalachian-trail-wolfsville-road-to-pen-mar-park

West Virginia

Rohr Baugh Cliffs

5.2 mile loop; 760ft. elevation gain; Easy to Moderate

Views; forests; waterfalls

https://www.hikingupward.com/MNF/RohrbaughCliffs/

Virginia

PC Patrick Mahoney, All Rights Reserved

Kepler Overlook

6.6 miles out & back; 1,185ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Views; creek; forest

https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/KeplerOverlook/

North Carolina

PC Martyn Smith, CC-BY 2.0

Blackrock Mountain & The Pinnacle

4.8 or 11.3 miles out & back; 1,565ft. or 3,324ft. elevation gain; Moderate or Very Strenuous

Views; historic remains; forest

https://www.hikingupward.com/NCSP/BlackrockMountainThePinnacle/

South Carolina

PC David Moynahan, All Rights Reserved

Hidden Falls

4.8 miles out & back; 574ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Waterfall; forest

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/south-carolina/hidden-falls-trail?mobileMap=false&ref=sidebar-static-map

Georgia

Coosa Backcountry

12.7 mile loop; 3,326ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Forest; creek

https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7003447/coosa-backcountry

Zone 10

New England & Atlantic Coast (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware)

Maine

PC Ian Martin, All Rights Reserved

Pemetic North and South Ridge Trails

6.6 miles out & back; 1,870ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Views; forests; rock scramble; lake; Acadia National Park

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/maine/pemetic-north-and-south-ridge-trails

New Hampshire

PC Keith Hadley, All Rights Reserved

Gap Mountain

2.6 miles out & back; 602ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Views; woods

https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7020374/gap-mountain

Vermont

PC Alan Cressler, All Rights Reserved

Sunset Ridge and Long Trail Loop

5.9 mile lollipop loop; 2,687ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Views; state high point; forest

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/vermont/sunset-ridge-and-long-trail-loop

Massachusetts

PC brian rusnica, All Rights Reserved

Rock Circuit Loop

4.6 mile loop; 619ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; historic ruins; rocks

https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7051339/rock-circuit-loop

Connecticut

PC keith thom, All Rights Reserved

Wadsworth Falls

3.6 mile loop; 364ft. elevation gain; Easy

Waterfall; stream; forest; historic remains

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/connecticut/wadsworth-falls-state-park

New Jersey

PC Steven Reynolds, CC-BY 2.0

Terrace Pond Quick Loop

3.7 mile lollipop loop; 351ft. elevation gain;

Lake; forest; views; Wawayanda State Park

https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7081454/terrace-pond-quick-loop

Delaware

PC gabrielleintenzo, All Rights Reserved

Whitely Farms Trail

7.6 mile double loop; 656ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Woods; fields; pond; views; White Clay Creek State Park

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/delaware/whitely-farms-trail/