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Join HCLT’s Satulah-bration on Sept. 24

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 23 Sep 2021
  • News

Join your friends at Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust for their annual Satulah-bration, a free guided hike to the summit of Satulah Mountain Preserve on Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration is required, instructions […]

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Hike Whiteside Mountain to Highlands in support of the Greenway

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 29 Aug 2021
  • News

People have an opportunity to hike the historic Kelsey Trail from Whiteside Mountain to Highlands Founders Park on Sept. 18 thanks to the Highlands Plateau Greenway organization. When Highlands was founded in 1875, there was no road […]

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Volunteers making big progress building Kelsey Trail loop

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 6 Aug 2021
  • News

Volunteers have been working diligently since late 2020 to build the Kelsey Trail into a hike-able loop. Kelsey Trail is owned and maintained by the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and is located at the end of […]

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Join HCLT tomorrow for Bountiful Botany: Medicinal Plants of the Plateau

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 4 Jun 2021
  • News

Here on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau and in the surrounding Southern Appalachians, people are lucky to be amongst an incredible diversity of plants. As spring has progressed with wildflowers popping up and a leafy canopy emerging […]

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Take the trail less traveled up Chinquapin Mountain

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 5 May 2021
  • News

Though it’s often bypassed for its flashier neighbor Glen Falls, Chinquapin Mountain offers a series of spectacles and a magnificent summit. Pictured below is Chinquapin Mountain with a dash of Little Scaly. Footage taken November […]

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Take a trip along the Chattooga River

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 10 Oct 2020
  • News

The Iron Bridge sets the stage at the trailhead of the Chattooga Loop Trail, a 2-mile hike that runs along the Chattooga River and is a popular place to kick back and spend the day […]

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HCLT repairs road to Sunset Rock

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 21 Jul 2020
  • News

The road to Sunset Rock is often washed out from heavy rains making traveling to the top in a vehicle close to impossible. In an effort to maintain the road and smooth out some of […]

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Highlands Plateau Greenway volunteers finish Oak Street spur

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 9 Jul 2020
  • News

The Highlands Plateau Greenway is a trail system that connects many of the natural settings and historic sites throughout Highlands. On June 20, volunteers completed the entrance along Oak Street just in time for the […]

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A Tree, a Trail, and a Tale

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 24 Apr 202011 Nov 2020
  • News

A little-known trail, an unnamed waterfall, and the third tallest tree in North Carolina Editor’s Note: I’ve had to publish a number of COVID-19 articles over the past couple of days and thought folks could […]

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Discover the magic of Secret Falls

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 20 Mar 2020
  • News

Secret Falls is a hidden gem nestled just south of downtown Highlands that makes for an excellent day hike. A half-mile hike leads to a multi-tiered Secret Falls off Horse Cove Road. Visitors can see […]

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Rainbow Falls makes for a breathtaking day trip

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 28 Jan 2020
  • News

Rainbow Falls is an incredible 150-foot waterfall that’s located in the Pisgah National Forest but visitors reach the trailhead through Gorges State Park. The 7,500-acre park in Lake Toxaway is known for long-distance trail hiking, […]

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Visit four waterfalls in one afternoon on the Plateau

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 30 Dec 201831 Mar 2021
  • News

Sometimes all you have is a couple of hours to see as much of the Plateau possible. Maybe between wedding events, part of your group wants to go shopping and the other wants to see […]

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Brushy Face Trail Extended to Complete the Loop

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 7 Jul 201813 Jul 2018
  • News

Through the efforts of over 30 volunteers, the second phase of the Brushy Face trail is complete making the trail an approximate 1.3 mile loop. John Akridge, trail coordinator for the project said the entire […]

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