NC High Peaks Trail Assn and Friends of Mt Mitchell State Park

Attention: Hikers and Birders!

We will have the opportunity to observe migrating birds from the deck of the Green Knob Fire Tower on Saturday, April 14.   The tower will be open from 8-Noon.  The spring migration should be well under way by then and the weather should be getting springy as well. 

Join the High Peaks Birders for a special treat on Saturday, April 14 when they host an open house at the Green Knob Fire Tower off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The tower – normally locked and inaccessible – will be open to all comers from 8 a.m. until Noon.

Join the NC High Peaks Trail Association for one of two adventurous hikes on Mt. Mitchell on Saturday, April 28. The hikes have been repeatedly postponed due to weather and road closures.

The strenuous hike will start at the Black Mountain Campground and climb 6 miles and 3,700 feet to the summit of the East’s highest peak, while the easier hike will start at the Mt. Mitchell State Park Ranger office and proceed about 4.3 miles to the summit, climbing about 700 feet.

Please join High Peaks for our annual Spring Cleanup around Black Mountain Campground that will take place Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31. We will be starting each day at 9:30 a.m. and will finish no later than 3 p.m.

Come for one or both days or just a half day.  Meet crew leader John Whitehouse (682-3217) at the kiosk across from Black Mountain Campground at 9:30.   If you need to arrive later call or e-mail (trails@nchighpeaks.org) John and he will arrange for someone to meet you.

We have cancelled this hike due to the closure of the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Sorry for the inconvenience! We will reschedule this hike later this year.

Join the NC High Peaks Trail Association for one of two adventurous hikes on Mt. Mitchell on Saturday, March 24. Both hikes will offer tremendous views from the summit of the East’s highest mountain.

All members and the public are welcome to join the NC High Peaks Board of Directors for our next meeting on Thursday, January 11 at 9 am.  We will be meeting upstairs at Appalachian Java on West Main St.  Topics include hike and trail maintenance planning as well as activities related to Mt. Michell Satate Park are the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Start your New Year off right by joining the N.C. High Peaks Trail Association Jan. 1 for a brisk adventure climbing Moody Mountain and exploring lands that are planned to be added to Mt. Mitchell State Park.

This outing will be part of the annual statewide “First Day Hikes” sponsored by the NC Department of Parks and Recreation and held in state parks across North Carolina to promote physical fitness and outdoor activities.

The AT hikes scheduled for this Saturday have been postponed until Saturday, Dec. 16 due to the weather forecast.  All other details are the samw.  See previous announcement.

Calling all HP members! For the first time in memory (at least in my memory) Mt. Mitchell State Park will have a float in this Saturdays's Christmas parade! Grab your High Peaks T-shirt and join us as we walk along the parade route with the float! Meet the float on West Main St. near the Blue Ridge Fitness Center around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. The theme is hiking and camping in the Park.

High Peaks Leads Two Appalachian Trail Hikes Dec. 9

Join High Peaks for our final hikes of 2017 on Saturday December 9 when the club concludes our sequential hikes along the Appalachian Trail that started near Banner Elk in February.