Mountain To Sea Trail Near Asheville NC

4 of us met in Asheville and the 5th joined us at the trailhead - we hiked a section of the Mountain to Sea Trail south of Pisgah Inn that was gorgeous - trail needed a bit of minor maintenance with some growth of weeds narrowing the trail to 1 slim person on occasion and there were a few spots where the native bushes and low growing trees meant one had to duck a bit but in the 6 miles hiked there were no other folks on the trail so it was never even necessary to cover when meeting folks.  Sorry no pics as a couple of the hikers had late afternoon appointments they wanted to get to so stopping for pics was not possible - hopefully next time.  The day itself was perfect - low to mid 70's, a nice breeze, no humidity - probably won't see too many more of those till fall in the mountains south of Asheville.  The fellows who were on the hike loved it and will look forward to more over the summer - I personally try to get 1 or 2 naked hikes in each week.  I hike Monday to Thursday, federal land only away from populated areas and tourist locations.  If interested in hiking, contact me as some opportunities come at the last minute and there is not time to post.  2 great upcoming hikes are posted for June 21st and 22nd - sign up!!!

This Thursday, June 9th – we will be hiking a clothing optional hike near Asheville and are meeting at 10:30 at the McDonald’s on NC 191, also Brevard Road, in front of The Asheville Outlet Mall – if you are not familiar with that location, put 800 Brevard Road, Asheville NC in your GPS and look for the McDonald’s out on the edge of the mall parking lot on the highway.  This will be a moderate hike (the only reason I don’t say easy is there will be some elevation change) but remember, I enjoy walking naked in the woods so it is NOT a race to see who can get from point A to point B the fastest.  This should be around a 5 mile hike so even if we poke along we will only be hiking for 3 or so hours – bring water and a snack, sun screen, and what ever else you think you may need or want such as camera, cell phone and so forth.  Right now the forecast is excellent but I’ll keep an eye on it for s.