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If you decide to try of this at again find a small town to stay in then run days trips to soo whats around the area . Burnsville 35 minutes from Asheville and rooms are 70 bucks a night and a nice old clean inn . Maybe maggy valley too
If you decide to try of this at again find a small town to stay in then run days trips to soo whats around the area . Burnsville 35 minutes from Asheville and rooms are 70 bucks a night and a nice old clean inn . Maybe maggy valley too
Thanks, that's good advice. Although we prefer to stay in a town like this so we can wander around on foot and have a drink without worrying about driving.
Popular city's do tend to cost you more to stay in . Since I have no concern about alcohol that's not a concern for me . Gave up that foolishness 30 some years ago .
Turn right and drive North until you hit the first parking area right on the road about 5 minutes up (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ar...!4d-82.8762393. Park here and hop right on the Art Loeb trail. Hike for about 15 minutes and the pine forest will open up into incredible unobstructed 360 views at 5000 feet. The further you go up, the more incredible it gets. Nice rock outcrop area at the top to sit and enjoy the views with a picnic.
If I HAD to pick between 1 or the other, I would pick Black Balsam Knob but I would try to do both. They aren't that tough of hikes to get to your payoff.
After that, head back to town to recover. At night, take the family down to Highlands Brewery in east Asheville. There is always live music, it's family friendly, has awesome food trucks out front, and amazing beer inside.
Hope this helps; enjoy! This day, to me, is Asheville in a nutshell and why I moved here from FL 2 years ago.
Oh, for more food recommendation:
Chiesa in Montford: House made Italian
Stoney Knob in Weaverville: Eclectic modern american
The Edison at Grove Park: Casual American with killer views. Go early and have a couple of drink on the Grove Park back patio.
Thanks for the recommendations! We are staying in Lake Junaluska for the week and were looking for suggestions for new things to do. I saw this thread, and we decided to try the hikes you suggested. We absolutely loved the Black Balsam hike. I wasn't a huge fan of the frying pan tower hike, but my oldest thought it was really fun. (Is the observation tower at the top always locked?).
Both were more challenging than we expected and we ended up being glad we didn't bring along my 70 year old parents. They are in good shape, but I don't think they could have gotten over the rocks at Black Balsam.
We'll definitely do Black Balsam again in the future. We made it to a couple of peaks, and would love to go back when we have time to go further.
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