North Carolina-Tennessee Day Hikes
The NC-TN AT offers several easily accessible day hikes. This is not a complete list of day hikes, but it does provide the easiest and most popular day hikes on the NC-TN AT. Part of the fun of hiking is about learning about new trails, especially those less traveled.
The hikes below are popular day hike locations because of ease of access by car and relatively short hiking distances to reaching the summit view. These popular day hikes include:
Standing Indian | 3.8 mile out-and-back hike
Albert Mountain Fire Tower | 0.4 mile out-and-back hike
Siler Bald | 2.4 mile out-and-back hike
Wayah Bald Stone Tower | 0.4 mile out-and-back hike
Cooper Ridge Bald | 5.8 mile out-and-back hike
Rocky Bald | 3.4 mile out-and-back hike
Wesser Bald Fire Tower | 2.8 miles out-and-back hike
Cheoah Bald | 11 mile out-and-back hike
The hikes below are popular day hike locations because of ease of access by car and relatively short hiking distances to reaching the summit view. These popular day hikes include:
Standing Indian | 3.8 mile out-and-back hike
Albert Mountain Fire Tower | 0.4 mile out-and-back hike
Siler Bald | 2.4 mile out-and-back hike
Wayah Bald Stone Tower | 0.4 mile out-and-back hike
Cooper Ridge Bald | 5.8 mile out-and-back hike
Rocky Bald | 3.4 mile out-and-back hike
Wesser Bald Fire Tower | 2.8 miles out-and-back hike
Cheoah Bald | 11 mile out-and-back hike
