Blue Ridge Parkway Interactive Map—good site to check for Parkway closures
Foothills Trail Conference
For Shuttle Service contact Taz at 864-431-0447
Highest Peaks in Eastern US— a list of the mountains 6000 feet or more east of the Mississippi
Hiker to Hiker – descriptions of many hikes in western NC
Hiking the Smokys – site provides detailed information on Smoky Mountains National Park trails; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, hiking news and more
Mountain-to-Sea Trail, Friends of –everything you need to hike the MST
South Carolina Hiking Trails – good list and descriptions of SC trails, including Foothills Trail)
Western NC Outdoors Hiking in Western NC – Provides many hiking descriptions, categorized in different ways that can be searched.
WNC Outdoors Info — information about western NC, including updates re closings, projects and maps
Trekking Poles–good article about reasons for using hiking poles
Proper Use of Trekking Poles Video–-(most Pisgah Hikers use them incorrectly!)
Easy Trekking Pole Tip Replacement Video 1
Easy Trekking Pole Tip Replacement Video 2
Pisgah Hikers 