Description

Backpackers and weekend warriors will love Backpacking Overnights: North Carolina Mountains, South Carolina Upstate, a guidebook featuring 50 great routes that range from 3 to more than 30 miles.

Points clés

• Destinations include pristine waterfalls in Panthertown Valley, cliff overlooks in Linville Gorge Wilderness and Shuckstack Tower in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• At Naked Ground in Nantahala National Forest, you can watch the sunrise from your sleeping bag
• Each hike entry includes maps, complete driving and hiking directions, elevation gain, trail highlights, campsite locations, water sources and trailhead GPS coordinates
• You'll also find information to help you choose gear, pick a route and prepare for your backpacking adventure
• Jim Parham grew up North Georgia; the author of numerous outdoor guidebooks, he has hiked, biked and paddled extensively throughout the Southeast