Vistas and Hiking Trails
Easy hike to the top, and you are rewarded with spectacular views!
16 locals recommend
Panther Top Lookout
Easy hike to the top, and you are rewarded with spectacular views!
Check out this 1.7-mile out-and-back trail near Robbinsville, North Carolina. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 50 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking, trail running, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are March through October. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
7 locals recommend
Huckleberry Knob
Check out this 1.7-mile out-and-back trail near Robbinsville, North Carolina. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 50 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking, trail running, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are March through October. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
Located within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, the Brasstown Bald Recreation Area & Visitor Center is the highest point in Georgia, rising 4,784 feet above sea level and just a short drive from Blairsville, Hiawassee, and Helen. On the Bald you’ll find picnic areas with great views; a general store with locally made products; three trailheads just off of our parking lot; a mountaintop natural science & history museum, and observation deck that offers a spectacular 360° view of the surrounding area, including four states (GA, TN, NC, & SC) and if you’re lucky, the skyline of Atlanta! If you want to check the current weather here, follow this link to view the LIVE webcam from the south side of the lookout tower.
288 locals recommend
Brasstown Bald Visitors Center
2941 GA-180 SpurLocated within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, the Brasstown Bald Recreation Area & Visitor Center is the highest point in Georgia, rising 4,784 feet above sea level and just a short drive from Blairsville, Hiawassee, and Helen. On the Bald you’ll find picnic areas with great views; a general store with locally made products; three trailheads just off of our parking lot; a mountaintop natural science & history museum, and observation deck that offers a spectacular 360° view of the surrounding area, including four states (GA, TN, NC, & SC) and if you’re lucky, the skyline of Atlanta! If you want to check the current weather here, follow this link to view the LIVE webcam from the south side of the lookout tower.
Piney Knob Trails
Reserve DriveMurphy River Walk
Murphy River WalkThis remote area offers excellent trout fishing, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, and camping. The 25-mile Rim Trail in the Fires Creek Backcountry Area, is a hiking trail, however, some trail sections are open to horses. As the name implies, the Rim Trail climbs the ridge around Fires Creek and makes a large loop. The trail offers vistas as it crosses several highelevation balds. Located on Fires Creek, Bristol Campground has nine sites, a vault toilet, and accomodates horse campers. Huskins Branch Hunters Camp offers primitive camping. From the Leatherwood Falls Picnic Area, a 0.7-mile loop goes to Leatherwood Falls.
6 locals recommend
Fires Creek
This remote area offers excellent trout fishing, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, and camping. The 25-mile Rim Trail in the Fires Creek Backcountry Area, is a hiking trail, however, some trail sections are open to horses. As the name implies, the Rim Trail climbs the ridge around Fires Creek and makes a large loop. The trail offers vistas as it crosses several highelevation balds. Located on Fires Creek, Bristol Campground has nine sites, a vault toilet, and accomodates horse campers. Huskins Branch Hunters Camp offers primitive camping. From the Leatherwood Falls Picnic Area, a 0.7-mile loop goes to Leatherwood Falls.
Leatherwood Falls
Shopping and Dining
Cool mountain town with shops, restaurants and cultural events
Blue Ridge
Mercier Orchards
8660 Blue Ridge DrBlack Sheep Restaurant
480 W Main StThe Crown Restaurant
135 Emily LnThe Vine Wine Bar and Bistro
576 E Main StMurphy's Chophouse
130 Valley River AveBistro 29
29 Tennessee StThe Copper Door
2 Sullivan StRib Country BBQ (Murphy, NC)
2121 E U.S. Highway 64 AltHayesville, is a laid back small town with warm people and surrounded by peaceful, breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Lake Chatuge.
43 locals recommend
Hayesville
Hayesville, is a laid back small town with warm people and surrounded by peaceful, breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Lake Chatuge.
Big Nick's BBQ - Murphy, NC
630 U.S. 64Wineries and Breweries
Fabulous winery with cool restaurant on property and beautiful surroundings
Crane Creek Vineyards
1040 Crane Creek RdGrumpy Old Men Brewing
1315 E Main StCopperhill Brewery
105 Ocoee StNocturnal Brewing
893 US-64 BUSParis and Company
916 Crane Creek RoadValley River Vineyards
4689 Martins Creek RdNottely River Valley Vineyards, LLC
1150 Old Culberson RdBuck Bald Brewing
104 Tennessee StreetSightseeing
Murphy River Walk
Murphy River WalkJohn C. Campbell Folk School
One Folk School RdFields of the Wood
Valley River Arts
12 Valley River AveFishing, tubing, swimming
Toccoa River
Great rafting venue!
Hiwassee Lake
Cherokee Lake Recreation Area
Morganton Point Recreation Area
475 Lake DriveBlue Ridge Lake Dam
6408 Old Hwy 76