The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust has been working tirelessly with professional illustrator, cartographer, and certified Blue Ridge Naturalist Ken Czarnomski to introduce to you a new print and electronic trail guide! Ravenel Park is home to Sunset […]
Franklin man Joseph Orr, 25, drowned at Big Shoals off Walking Stick Road on Saturday despite the efforts of Good Samaritans who tried to help. Big Shoals is an approximately 20-foot waterfall along Big Creek that is a popular […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In partnership with the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Highlands Plateau Greenway volunteers will be constructing a new loop trail in the Kelsey Trail Preserve. This beautiful-wooded preserve is blocks away from Main Street in Highlands and home […]
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 […]
Picklesimer Rock House Falls is not as grand as the vistas from Whiteside Mountain or the three-tiered cascading Glenn Falls, but it has a charm of its own nestled a half mile off the road […]
Building a trail is a methodical-laborious process, but that didn’t stop a slew of volunteers who showed up to Highlands Plateau Greenway’s workday last month to get their hands dirty for a good cause. “It’s […]
A Greenway connecting Highlands and Cashiers is a lofty concept but there are folks who think it’s worth a try. In recent weeks, Mayor Pat Taylor has met with various members of the communities to […]
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 […]