Patreon June-July 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

Hornbecks Creek

2.1 mile loop; 96ft. elevation gain; Easy

Waterfall, forest; Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Hornbecks Creek Trail Guide; to see a second waterfall, take the Upper Indian Ladders Trail.

Maryland

Cascade Falls Loop

3.0 mile loop; 377ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Waterfall, forest; Patapsco Valley State Park

Cascade Falls Trail Guide

West Virginia

Glade Creek

2.8 miles out & back; 668ft. elevation gain; Easy

Forest, waterfall, stream; New River Gorge National Park

Glade Creek Trail Guide

Virginia

Slabcamp Run and Locust Spring

9.4 mile lollipop loop; 1,450ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Forest, streams, meadows, wetlands; George Washington National Forest

Slabcamp Run and Locust Spring Trail Guide

North Carolina

Steels Creek Falls

7.4 miles out & back; 1,060ft. elevation gain; Very Strenuous

Creek, waterfalls, forest; Pisgah National Forest

Steels Creek Trail Guide

South Carolina

Lee Falls

2.9 miles out & back; 314ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Stream, waterfall, forest; Sumter National Forest

Lee Falls Trail Guide

Georgia

Emory Creek Falls

5.9 miles out & back; 690ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Waterfalls, stream, forest; Chattahoochee National Forest

Emory Falls Trail Guide

Zone 10

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

Maine

Mount Megunticook

3.6 miles out & back; 1,094ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Views, forest; Camden Hills State Park

Mount Megunticook Trail Guide

New Hampshire

The Gorge

3.2 miles out & back; 1,324ft. elevation change; Strenuous

Forest, stream, waterfall; White Mountains National Forest

The Gorge Trail Guide

Vermont

Stow Pinnacle

3.7 miles out & back; 1,604ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Views, forest; CC Putnam State Forest

Stow Pinnacle Trail Guide

Massachusetts

Blue Hills Loop

4.1 mile double loop; 1,171ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Views, forest; Blue Hills Reservation

Blue Hills Loop Trail Guide

Connecticut

Rands View

5.4 miles out & back; 1,110ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Views, meadows, forest; Canaan

Rand’s View Trail Guide

New Jersey

Norvin Green – Wyanokie High Point, Chikahoki Falls, and Otter Hole

7.7 mile loop; 1,092ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Views, forest, waterfall; Norvin Green State Forest

Norvin Green Trail Guide

Delaware

Chestnut Hill

3.6 mile lollipop loop; 285ft. elevation gain; Easy

Forest, creek; White Clay Creek State Park

Chestnut Hill Trail Guide