Five-Star Trails: Charlotte. Joshua Kinser

      Five-Star Trails Charlotte

      Your Guide to the Area’s Most Beautiful Hikes

      Copyright © 2012 by Joshua Kinser

      All rights reserved

      Published by Menasha Ridge Press

      Distributed by Publishers Group West

      Printed in the United States of America

      First edition, first printing

      Edited by Amber Kaye Henderson

      Cover design by Scott McGrew

      Text design by Annie Long

      All photographs by Joshua Kinser unless otherwise noted

      Cartography and elevation profiles by Joshua Kinser and Scott McGrew

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Kinser, Joshua.

       Five-star trails : Charlotte : your guide to the area’s most beautiful hikes / Joshua Kinser.

       p. cm.

       ISBN-13: 978-0-89732-888-3

       ISBN-10: 0-89732-888-4

       eISBN: 978-0-89732-949-1

       1. Hiking—North Carolina—Charlotte—Guidebooks. 2. Trails—North Carolina—Charlotte—Guidebooks. 3. Charlotte (N.C.)—Guidebooks. I. Title.

       GV199.42.N662C55 2012

       796.5109756—dc23

      2012030982

      Menasha Ridge Press

      P.O. Box 43673

      Birmingham, AL 35243

       menasharidge.com

      Disclaimer

      This book is meant only as a guide to select trails in and near Charlotte, North Carolina, and the greater metropolitan area. This book does not guarantee hiker safety in any way—you hike at your own risk. Neither Menasha Ridge Press nor Joshua Kinser is liable for property loss or damage, personal injury, or death that result in any way from accessing or hiking the trails described in the following pages. Please be especially cautious when walking in potentially hazardous terrains with, for example, steep inclines or drop-offs. Do not attempt to explore terrain that may be beyond your abilities. Please read carefully the introduction to this book, as well as further safety information from other sources. Familiarize yourself with