Summer’s too hot for hiking?

Poppycock!

It’s simply a matter of where to go, when to go and how to prepare. Our summer hikes include morning and evening hikes to beat the heat, and a Weekend Summer Escape series that includes three memorable weekends of hiking on high country sections of the statewide Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

GetHiking! Summer Weekend Hiking Escapes on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail

June 10-12, July 22-24, Sept. 9-11

Spend the summer exploring North Carolina’s statewide Mountains-to-Sea Trail with our Summer on the MST Weekend Escape Series. On three weekends, we’ll establish basecamp and hike three of our favorite mountain sections of the statewide Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Each weekend escape includes

• Friday evening hike of 3-4 miles
• Saturday hike of around 10 miles
• Sunday hike of about 5 miles
• Camping for the weekend
• Meals, including 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and dinner Saturday evening.
• An eguide for every hike, including important details about each hike (such as trailhead location), route description and custom map.

The summer’s three Weekend Escapes are listed below. Click the link for more info and to sign up.

• Summer on the MST Weekend Escape to Doughton Park, June 10-12, go here.
• Summer on the MST Weekend Escape to Mount Pisgah, July 22-24, go here.
• Summer on the MST Weekend Escape to Price Lake, Sept. 9-11, go here.

Make this the summer you get to know the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in the mountains!

GetHiking! Summer Hike Series

June – August

Keep hiking through the summer with our GetHiking! Summer Series. The 8 hikes in our series are carefully selected to beat the heat. Some hikes occur late, some early, all, for a variety of reasons are cool. It’s a great way to keep your hiking mojo through the summer months. The hikes are in the 4- to 5-mile range, and are on different trails each week.  The series begins June 7 and includes

• Tuesday evening hikes: June 7, 21; July 12, 26; Aug. 16
• Sunday morning hikes: June 19, July 17, Aug. 7
• Weekly eguide for each hike, including a map, route description, overview of the hike and key details (such as how to get to the trailhead!).
• GetHiking! Guide to Summer Hiking, to help you deal with the heat
• A post-hike frozen concoction

For individual hikers, learn more and sign up here, for couples and families go here.

GetHiking! Summer Wednesday Evening Hike Series

Make the most of your summer evenings with this 10-hike series of weekly Wednesday evening hikes on various trails throughout the Triangle. Hikes are 3-4 miles each, on different trails each week, each well suited for evening hikes. The series begins May 25. This session includes:

• 10 weekly hikes
• Weekly eguide for each hike, including a map, route description, overview of the hike and key details (such as how to get to the trailhead!).
• GetHiking! Guide to Summer Hiking, to help you deal with the heat
• A post-hike frozen concoction

For individual hikers, learn more and sign up here, for couples and families go here.

GetHiking! Summer Friday Morning Hike Series

Make the most of your Summer weekends by starting them Friday morning, with this 8-hike series of wake-up hikes on various trails throughout the Triangle. Hikes are 3-4 miles each, on different trails each week, each well suited for a morning hike, each geared to hikers age 50 and up. The series begins June 3. This session includes:

• 8 weekly hikes
• Weekly eguide for each hike, including a map, route description, overview of the hike and key details (such as how to get to the trailhead!).
• GetHiking! Guide to Summer Hiking, to help you deal with the heat.

Learn more and sign up here.

GetHiking! Summer Hike Series for Clubs/Organizations/Business

If you’ve got a minimum of 8 hikers, we can craft a weekly Spring hike series to suite your needs, from mid-day during the work week, to evenings to weekends. Same as our Sunday series, but set up around your availability.

• 10 hikes
• Built around your schedule 
• $165 for single hikers, $295 for couples and families.
• 8 hiker minimum

For more information, email info@getgoingnc.com 

GetHiking! Piedmont Explorer

Maybe you’re new to the area, or maybe you’ve been hiking in the Triangle for a while and are ready to expand your horizons. With the Piedmont Explorer we take you to nine destinations, each no more than two hours away. Some you may have heard of but haven’t had a chance to visit. Some you may not know at all. All offer great hiking not far from the Triangle.

• 9 hikes
• Second Saturday of every month; most hikes begin at 10 a.m.
• Each hike is $85 for an individual, $135 for couples/families, or sign up for all 9, for $540 ($895 for couples/families), and save 20 percent.
• 12 hiker limit
• The hikes:
  • Morrow Mountain State Park (April 9). For this hike only, sign up here
  • Raven Rock State Park (May 14). For this hike only, sign up here
  • White Pines Nature Preserve (June 11). Registration tba
  • Hanging Rock State Park (July 9). Registration tba
  • Medoc Mountain State Park (August 13). Registration tba
  • Birkhead Mountain Wilderness (September 10). Registration tba
  • Uwharrie National Forest: Uwharrie National Recreation Trail (October 8). Registration tba
  • Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve (November 12). Registration tba
  • Merchants Millpond State Park (December 10). Registration tbas

To learn more and sign up for a Single hiker subscription, go here, for a couple/family subscription go here.