I have done a very limited amount of back packing in my life and would like to get back in to it. anyone have some good places to go? I'm in between Charlotte and asheville nc. I use to live on the AT in Virginia but would like to start off on smaller two and three day hikes even if you don't know of places feel free to shave your stories and pictures

 

Id like to get into it. ive camped alot but never backpacked.

 

Man it's such a blast !!!

 

I back pack every May. I generally go to Killarney Provincial Park in Canada about 550 miles from Detroit. It is truly a beautiful place.

 

Well it seems like nobody seems to know a good place in your area to go. I just googled "backpacking in NC" and all kinds of stuff came up. If that doesn't work for you, I'd go into a sporting goods store and ask around there. I would be willing to bet somebody there would be able to steer you to someplace cool.

 

i know its not anywhere close or just a 3 day trip but me and my buddy did the mt. rainier wonderland trail its roughly 100 miles and we did it 10 days but i must say its one of the best trails I've done strongly recommend you consider it for a future trip

 

Yeah, I would just hit up some of that lovely AT you live by. in 11 years and change when I retire...my first six months I'm going to do the whole thing straight.

 

I have googled it and got lots of stuff but I really wanted first hand experience not web marketing on places to hike I love hiking on the AT but want to experience other trails in nc tn va ga as well

 

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Come up to AK - theres tons of places up here!

 

I'm headed out to Congaree National Park in July with my youngest son. It's in South Carolina. We haven't decided if we will backpack or paddle--one or the other.