Looking to challenge yourself physically and maybe even mentally. Well, I have the perfect hike that will make you question your decisions. Pinnacle Park is a 1,529-acre tract of land owned by the town of Sylva. There are two major hikes within Pinnacle Park. The most popular is known as The Pinnacle and the other one is known as Blackrock Mountain.
If you’re planning a trip to Gatlinburg in the near future, then read along and learn more about our 5-day Gatlinburg, TN itinerary! Maybe it will give you some great ideas for your trip whether you’re going solo, with a significant other, or with family. Gatlinburg and the Great Smokies has everything for everybody!
Vikas and I attempted to watch sunrise from one of the most beautiful places near Fresno, California. We hiked to Big Table Mountain two times to catch sunrise, but did we succeed? Read more about our experience hiking and watching sunrise from Big Table Mountain.
Apparently, we can’t get enough of this hike. This was our fourth time hiking to Pincushion Peak! This time we got to hike in warm weather with wildflowers all around. It was a beautiful experience.
Pincushion Peak in California is a perfect spot to watch sunset! It’s also a great trail to do with friends. The trail starting from South Finegold Picnic area requires navigating up a steep incline. The other trailhead is much more pleasant with spectacular views the whole way to Pincushion Peak.
Chimney Tops is a very popular hike. It is a short hike, but the elevation gain makes it tough. Like maxing-out-your-heart-rate tough. Well, maybe not that bad for most people, but still tough enough that some people we met along the trail turned around! Long story short, the Chimney Tops hike is close to 2 miles one-way with 1,400 feet of elevation gain. But it is worth it… or at least it used to be worth it.
Did you know Abrams Falls, located in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, has been deemed one of the most dangerous hikes in all of America? If you’ve hiked to Abrams Falls you might think that’s a bit crazy. The hike itself to Abrams Falls is not dangerous by any means. However, most of the deaths that have occurred there have been water-related incidences, such as drowning by the waterfall or falling from the waterfall due to climbing the slippery rocks.
If you know us, you know we love a good sunrise hike! To be more exact, we love watching sunrise from the top of a mountain. We don’t necessarily enjoy waking up at the crack of dawn and hiking in the dark. But it’s (almost) always worth it!
My husband and I had already hiked to McAfee Knob and Tinker Cliffs which are a part of Virginia’s Triple Crown. Dragon’s Tooth was the missing piece! To make things more interesting, we decided to watch sunrise from the top.
I had this crazy idea to hike McAfee Knob and Tinker Cliffs… out-and-back. Not one-way but out-and-back! The total would come out to be about 18 miles. That’s a pretty far distance to cover in one day unless you’re some ultra-marathon runner… which we are not.
Want to take on the “Peaks of Otter One Day Challenge”??? I actually just made up… it’s not an “official” challenge. Either way, it’s something really fun to do if you like physically challenging yourself. Basically, we hiked all three Peaks of Otter in one day. The total mileage came out to be about 12 miles and elevation gain was about 4,000 feet. For the average hiker, I would consider this a tough challenge.