New Year's Day hikes Archives - GetGoing NC! https://getgoingnc.com/tag/new-years-day-hikes/ Explore the outdoors, discover yourself. Thu, 30 Dec 2021 21:39:26 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 GetOut! Kick off 2022 with a First Day Hike https://getgoingnc.com/2021/12/getout-kick-off-2022-with-a-first-day-hike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getout-kick-off-2022-with-a-first-day-hike https://getgoingnc.com/2021/12/getout-kick-off-2022-with-a-first-day-hike/#respond Thu, 30 Dec 2021 21:39:26 +0000 https://getgoingnc.com/?p=12863 Seemingly overnight, North Carolina State Parks has gone from having just 19 hikes on January 1 (Saturday) to now having 27! All but a handful are branded as First Day … Continue reading GetOut! Kick off 2022 with a First Day Hike →

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]]> Seemingly overnight, North Carolina State Parks has gone from having just 19 hikes on January 1 (Saturday) to now having 27! All but a handful are branded as First Day Hikes, the designation given New Year’s Day hikes at State Parks across the country. 

Five North Carolina First Day Hikes that catch our eye:

  • South Mountains

    First Day Hike, Falls Lake State Recreation Area, Wake Forest, 9 a.m. Falls Lake doesn’t host many hikes, making this 1.2-mile walk on the Duck Cove Trail especially alluring. The hike is at the park’s Beaverdam Recreation Area. More info here.

  • First Day Discovery Hike, Jones Lake State Recreation Area, Elizabethtown, 10 a.m. Winter is a great time to hike the coastal plain; if you don’t get enough on this 1-mile hike, tack on another 4 miles by hiking the Bay Trail. Learn more here.
  • First Day Paddle and First Day Hike, South Mountains State Park, Morganton/Connelly Springs, the former at 10 a.m. the latter at 1 p.m.. The paddle is at the park’s newish Clear Creek Access, on the Clear Creek Reservoir. BYOB, or you can borrow a park kayak. Nice mountain lake for a paddle. More info here. The hike is at 1 p.m., and will head out from the Jacob Fork Parking Lot to High Shoals Falls, 2.7 miles total. Learn more about the hike, here.
  • Boulders Overlook First Day Hike, Crowders Mountain State Park, Kings Mountains, 1:30 p.m. This hike is a 2-mile out-and-back; if you’re looking for something longer it pairs with the FDH in South Carolina’s adjoining Kings Mountain State Park for a little more than 5 miles. Shuttles are provided. Learn more here.
  • Medoc Mountain First Day Hike 2022, Medoc Mountain State Park, Hollister, 2 p.m. Our favorite State Park that nobody knows about — and not because it’s not worthy of a visit. Take this 2-mile hike along the Stream and Little Fishing Creek trails, then explore on your own. Learn more here.

Learn more about other First Day Hikes in the state here.

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]]> https://getgoingnc.com/2021/12/getout-kick-off-2022-with-a-first-day-hike/feed/ 0 Hike in the New Year https://getgoingnc.com/2013/12/hike-in-the-new-year-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hike-in-the-new-year-2 https://getgoingnc.com/2013/12/hike-in-the-new-year-2/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:06:35 +0000 http://getgoingnc.com/?p=6295 Another year, another opportunity for change. And what better way to think about what that change may look like and how you can make it happen than with a head … Continue reading Hike in the New Year →

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]]> Another year, another opportunity for change. And what better way to think about what that change may look like and how you can make it happen than with a head cleared by fresh, clean air. Fresh, clean air inhaled on a New Year’s Day hike.

Lucky for you, such events abound.
Thanks to the North Carolina State Parks’ First Day Hikes program, every park in the system is hosting a hike today. That means that no matter where you live in the state, there’s an organized New Year’s Day hike near you.
The hikes vary in length and when they start. To find out what’s happening at a state park near you, go to ncparks.gov.
A great way to start a new year.

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