North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Tellico Plains to Robbinsville via the Cherohala Skyway Backdoor
Appalachian ridge country the pavement tourists never find.
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Overlanding Trails in North Carolina
Trails curated for overlanders in North Carolina.
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ModerateTrans-America Trail — Murphy to Waterville via the Blue Ridge Parkway High Spine
Appalachian clay, rivers, and ridge country.
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ModerateTrans-America Trail — Murphy to Damascus via the North Carolina High Country
Where the TAT earns its dirt — deep Appalachia.
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ModerateOphir Creek Road to Mount Pisgah — Uwharrie National Forest Red Clay Ridge Circuit
Red clay that eats unprepared rigs for lunch.
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ModerateBodie Island to Cape Hatteras — Outer Banks 4WD Beach Corridor via Oregon Inlet
Air down and drive the Atlantic surf line.
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ModerateTail of the Dragon
318 curves in 11 miles of mountain mayhem
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Nantahala National Forest Joyce Kilmer Dispersed Sites
Primitive camping among old-growth hemlocks and massive tulip poplars in North Carolina's ancient forest remnant.
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ModerateWayah Bald Motor Road to Wilson Lick Ranger Station
Fire towers and forgotten ranger stations in the Nantahala
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EasyGreat Dismal Swamp Canal Trail
George Washington's canal through America's wildest swamp
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DifficultForest Service Road 816A Rough Ridge Wilderness Loop
Granite ledges and creek crossings near Grandfather Mountain