Hiked from Moses Cone Manor to the Flat Top Tower Trail and the up to the Flat top tower. I forgot to start my GPS at the beginning so I missed a little of the track. It's basically all uphill to the tower and then all downhill back to the car. Made a little detour on the way down to the gravesite. I got 4.5M and 459EG but again started late. Another hiker started the tracking earlier and got 5.4M and 699 EG which is more accurate than mine. That trek is below mine.
Did the loop hike around the lake. Lots of color this time of year. It ended up being 2.6M and 173EG. A nice flat trail around the lake.
This trail started in downtown Blowing Rock and seemed to be an old sewer trail from the early 1900s. It was very well marked and went to a cascade, upper and lower Glen Marie Falls, and Glen Burney Falls. Saw a rainbow at the bottom of Glen Burney Falls. It's an in and out trail with a little off shoot to see Glen Burney Falls. It ended up being 2.3M and 590EG.
Hiked a loop trail at Florence Nature Preserve in Hendersonville last weekend. It was 5.3 M and 1145 EG. Went to the two overlooks but not much of a view at this time of year because of the leaves. Winter would be a better time for the views. Well marked trails with different colors for the different trails.
