On the Grandfather Trail, we have a series of ladders and cables that scale cliffs ... and really getting that first touch of Grandfather Mountain trails.” While hiking the Bridge Trail ...

The trails lacing this beautiful peak adjoining the famous Grandfather Mountain comprise some of ... you’ll have to scale several wooden ladders bolted to large rocks, the tallest of which ...

Grandfather Trail requires hikers to scale multiple vertical rock formations, which necessitates the use of cables and ladders that are bolted into the mountain. It's for this reason that the ...

[uplifting music continues] Packed with views and rich in biodiversity, Grandfather Mountain State Park's Daniel Boone Scout Trail has a little ... a set of fixed ladders assist hikers on the ...

In 1977, the mountain’s overgrown trails had been closed after ... 2. Chutes and ladders “Many drive to see Grandfather’s swinging bridge, but relatively few reach the park’s higher ...

The plan had been simple enough: Drive to North Carolina’s Grandfather Mountain Trail and make fast tracks ... A couple of the dozen-plus ladder climbs along the route are fairly exposed.

The old ladders weren't unsafe but were near the end of their useful life, said Landis Wofford, a spokeswoman for the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, which is responsible for trail ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two trails at Grandfather Mountain State Park are closed to visitors due to damage from heavy rains between May 17-20, according to NC Division of Parks and Recreation.

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Trails are closed while firefighters are responding to a fire on Grandfather Mountain for the third day, according to a US Forest Service news release. Stay on top of ...

broad flanks and deep woods of Grandfather Mountain without stepping through his mountain-sized memory lane. He kicks at stones he remembers setting into the Cragway Trail decades ago, pokes with ...

Two trails at Grandfather Mountain State Park in Avery, Watauga and Caldwell counties are closed to visitors due to damage sustained from heavy rains May 17-20, according to the N.C. Division of ...