Patreon October/November 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 Brendon Fassett, All Rights Reserved

Lehigh Furnace Gap via Appalachian Trail

9.7 miles out & back; 1,745ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Views; rocks; forest; State Game Land 217

Lehigh Furnace Gap via Appalachian Trail Guide

Maryland

PC Rob Pongsajapan, CC BY 2.0

Appalachian Trail: South Mountain

13.4 mile shuttle; 1,679ft. up, 2,303ft. down; Moderately Strenuous

Views; forest; Gathland State Park

Appalachian Trail: South Mountain Trail Guide

West Virginia

PC Michaela Hackner, All Rights Reserved

White Rocks

8.9 mile lollipop loop; 1,488ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Views; forest; creek; George Washington National Forest

White Rocks Trail Guide

Virginia

PC Kathy Hiserman, CC BY 2.0

Goshen Pass/Jump Rock

9.1 miles out & back with spur; 1,600ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Views; forest; stream; Virginia Wildlife Management Area

Goshen Pass/Jump Rock Trail Guide

North Carolina

PC bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0

Buckquarter Creek/Holden Mill

7.0 mile multiloop; 750ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Ruin; waterfall; forest; stream; Eno River State Park

Buckquarter Creek/Holden Mill Trail Guide

South Carolina

PC Tom Taylor, All Rights Reserved

Big Rock Mountain Loop

7.8 mile loop with spur; 1,302ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Views; forest; Nine Times Preserve

Big Rock Mountain Loop Trail Guide

Georgia

PC niksnut, CC BY-SA 2.0

Arabia Mountain

1.3 miles out & back; 180ft. elevation gain; Easy

Ponds; forest; rock formations; views; ruins; Lithonia

Arabia Mountain Trail Guide

Zone 10

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

Maine

PC Will T, All Rights Reserved

The Traveler Loop

9.5 mile loop; 3,694ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Views; lakes; forest; stream; Baxter State Park

The Traveler Loop Trail Guide

New Hampshire

PC Whit Andrews, CC BY 2.0

Mt. Adams via Lowe’s Path and King Ravine

8.7 mile lollipop loop; 4,101ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Views and more views; forest; waterfall; White Mountain National Forest

Mt. Adams via Lowe’s Path and King Ravine Trail Guide

Vermont

PC Jeremy Gilchrist, All Rights Reserved

Nebraska Notch, Lake Mansfield Trail

3.2 miles out & back; 780ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Pond; forest; stream; waterfall; Mount Mansfield State Forest

Nebraska Notch, Lake Mansfield Trail Guide

Massachusetts

Pine Tree Trail

3.7 mile lollipop loop; 216ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Forest; pond; Cape Cod/Four Ponds Conservation Area

Pine Tree Trail Guide

Rhode Island

PC Doug McGrady, All Rights Reserved

Shumankanuc Hill Loop

4.9 mile loop with spur; 405ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Forest; waterfall; streams; Burlingame State Park

Shumankanuc Hill Loop Trail Guide

New Jersey

PC Morton Fox, All Rights Reserved

MacEvoy, Castle, and Cannonball Trail Loop

5.5 mile lollipop loop; 741ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Lake; ruins; forest; views; Ramapo Mountain State Forest

MacEvoy, Castle and Cannonball Trail Guide

Delaware

PC Greg Hughes, All Rights Reserved

Big Oak Trails

1.2 mile double loop; 22ft. elevation gain; Easy

Forest; marsh; playground; fields; Big Oak Park

Big Oak Trails Guide