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—Joshua Kinser

Preface

When I first started working on this project, I always got the same response when I told people who didn’t live in Charlotte that I was writing a hiking guidebook to the city: “Charlotte? I didn’t think there was much hiking in Charlotte.” This couldn’t be further from the truth, and those of us who live in and around this great city know how much hiking Charlotte has to offer. Truly amazing and diverse hiking experiences are here for the seeking.

True enough, most hikers and outdoor enthusiasts consider the Smoky Mountains region of the Appalachians to be the real jewel of Western North Carolina. But driving from Charlotte to Asheville and the national park isn’t something you’re going to do when you want to take a walk after work or spend a weekend afternoon hiking a leafy path alongside a rolling creek. And you don’t need to, either. The mountains are a lot closer than you think: within an hour’s drive from downtown. And so much hiking is available around Charlotte that you just can’t experience anywhere else, so there’s really no need to go anywhere else.