Graham County North Carolina


Trails Page
Books, Maps and Websites on
Hiking Trail in North Carolina


    Cable Cove
    Cheoah Trail
    Fitness Trail
    Hangover Lead
    Joyce Kilmer
    Lewellyn Cove
    Lookout Rock
    Mouse Branch
    Naked Ground
    Panther Creek
    Rattler Ford
    Santeetlah Creek
    Slickrock Creek
    Snowbird Nature
    Stecoah Gap
    Swan Cabin
    Thompson
    Tsali
    Yellow Creek
    Yellowhammer

 

BOOKS

The following website and books describe the available hiking trails in Graham County and Western North Carolina.

  • HikeThis.com
    HikeThis.com is a website dedicated to serving the Hiking Community by providing up to date Trail Information, Gear Resources, Manufacturer's Links, Hiking Advice and Tips, Safety Concerns, and providing Environmental Issue resources. Please take a look around and feel free to offer your thoughts or ideas!  They also have a North Carolina Page describing about 32 trails throughout the state.

  • North Carolina Hiking Trails, Third Edition, by Allen de Hart, Appalachian Mountain Club Books, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996.

  • Hiking Trails of Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock and Citico Wilderness Areas by Tim Homan, Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta.

  • Where Nature Reigns, The Wilderness Areas of the Southern Appalachians, by Jack Horan, Down Home Press, Asheboro, N.C.


Maps

Good reference maps for hiking in the Graham County, North Carolina area are:

  • Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina, Recreation Guide R8-RG3. General use map covering the entire Nantahala National Forest.

  • Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness and Citico Creek Wilderness, Recreation Guide R8-RG22. More detailed map of hiking and camping areas in this wilderness area.

  • These maps are available from the Cheoah Ranger District Headquarters for a fee of from $2 to $5. Contact the U.S. Forest Service for further information:

U.S. Forest Service
Cheoah Ranger District Headquarters
Route 1 Box 16-A
Massey Branch Road
Robbinsville, NC 28771
828-479-6431 FAX 828-479-6784

  • United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey Maps, Topographic Quardrangle 7.5 minute series.  Very detailed topographic maps that depict approximately 3 mile by 4 mile sections of the U.S.A.

1.  Tapoco Quadrangle 149-NW
2.  Fontana Dam Quadrangle 149-NE
3.  Tuskeegee Quadrangle 158-NW
4.  Noland Creek Quadrangle 158-NE
5.  Big Junction Quadrangle 140-SE
6.  Santeetlah Creek Quadrangle 149-NW
7.  Robbinsville Quadrangle 149-SE
8.  Hewitt Quadrangle 158-SW
9.  Wesser Quadrangle 158-SE
10.  McDaniel Bald Quadrangle 141-NE
11.  Marble Quadrangle 150-NW
12.  Andrews Quadrangle 150-NE
13.  Topton Quadrangle 159-NW

  • Maps are available from the following agencies:

U.S. Geological Survey
Denver, Colorado  80225

U.S. Geological Survey
Reston, Virginia 22092

Tennessee Department of Conservation
Division of Geology
Nashville, Tennessee  37219

U.S. Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga, Tennessee  37401

  • The Department of the Interior Geological Survey Maps are not available from the Cheoah Ranger District Headquarters.

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For additional information on Graham County Adventures
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This page is maintained by Tom Livingston, Robbinsville, North Carolina