{"id":2349,"date":"2024-08-07T16:53:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odnc-prod-bloglocal.local\/?page_id=2349"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:26:42","slug":"trail-town-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Trail Town Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2349\" class=\"elementor elementor-2349\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff0451 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dff0451\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a22645 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15a22645\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e6cb53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49e6cb53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e32ae52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e32ae52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/online.flippingbook.com\/view\/770623544\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/town-trail-guide-title-graphic-768x154.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/town-trail-guide-title-graphic-768x154.png 768w, https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/town-trail-guide-title-graphic-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/town-trail-guide-title-graphic.png 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359cbacd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"359cbacd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"flipbook-hero-topo-lines\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c672e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c672e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a94f3bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a94f3bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8186f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d8186f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450c7846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"450c7846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/online.flippingbook.com\/view\/770623544\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Outdoor NC Trail Town Guide<\/strong><\/span><\/a> celebrates towns across the state who are dedicated to preserving the natural beauty and cultural heritage of their destination while fostering a strong sense of place. The destinations featured in this guide are championing destination stewardship, accessible outdoors and responsible recreation to sustain our towns and trails for future generations.<\/p><p>The trails and towns in this guide stretch from the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains, along the riverbanks and rolling hills of the Piedmont, to the 320 miles of coastline, encompassing cities, suburbs and rural towns. The trails include a variety of activities \u2013 walking, hiking, biking, cycling, paddling, horseback riding and driving \u2013 and welcome visitors of all abilities. Click the guide below to open an online flipbook with interactive links to more information on the trail towns and all they have to offer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583b9f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"583b9f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ddbad0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ddbad0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc4b650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dc4b650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/online.flippingbook.com\/view\/770623544\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1188\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trailguide-2025-frontpage-1188x1536.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-3449\" alt=\"Trail Town Guide\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trailguide-2025-frontpage-1188x1536.webp 1188w, https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trailguide-2025-frontpage-232x300.webp 232w, https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trailguide-2025-frontpage-792x1024.webp 792w, https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trailguide-2025-frontpage-768x993.webp 768w, https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trailguide-2025-frontpage.webp 1306w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c95ac89 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c95ac89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/online.flippingbook.com\/view\/770623544\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/button-flipbook-cta-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2334\" alt=\"Click to Hit the Trail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/button-flipbook-cta-1.png 298w, https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/button-flipbook-cta-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e05cd41 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e05cd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile_extra&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/online.flippingbook.com\/view\/770623544\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/button-flipbook-cta-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2334\" alt=\"Click to Hit the Trail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/button-flipbook-cta-1.png 298w, https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/button-flipbook-cta-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee518f3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee518f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s important to follow the Outdoor NC Leave No Trace principle of &#8220;Plan Ahead and Prepare.&#8221; Before you head out, please check road and trail conditions.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">For travel and outdoor recreational advisories, please check out:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitnc.com\/\">Visit North Carolina<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drivenc.gov\/\">Drive NC Road Conditions<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncparks.gov\/\">NC State Parks<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncwildlife.org\">NC Wildlife Resources Commission<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncforestservice.gov\">NC Forest Service<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13052c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13052c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1f8b6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f1f8b6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What\u2019s Inside?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cb9058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19cb9058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2025 edition includes: <br \/><strong>23 destinations and 161 trails to explore<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2fa3ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d2fa3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Experiences you\u2019ll find on the trails include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f421ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17f421ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"container-icons\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab6724c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ab6724c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74400bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74400bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"105\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-greenway.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2336\" alt=\"Greenway\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd897fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dd897fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Greenways<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435a523d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"435a523d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7f4ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e7f4ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-hike.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2337\" alt=\"Hike\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a42b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38a42b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hiking<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab8e06e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ab8e06e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7276b33f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7276b33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-mtb.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2341\" alt=\"Mountain Biking\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0cf4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d0cf4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mountain Biking<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bccbf8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bccbf8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba42b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ba42b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-roadbike.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2343\" alt=\"Road Biking\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b8abd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25b8abd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Road Biking<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8622987 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8622987\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507f9421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"507f9421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-paddle.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2342\" alt=\"Paddle\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25feb75f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25feb75f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paddling<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546f1742 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"546f1742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d35875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76d35875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-snorkel.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2344\" alt=\"Snorkel\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5356c52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5356c52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Snorkeling<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c03bfd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16c03bfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194d841a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"194d841a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"122\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-waterfall.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2345\" alt=\"Waterfall\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4ca42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a4ca42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waterfalls<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ec521f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14ec521f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41eb6f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41eb6f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-horse.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2338\" alt=\"Horse\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0961f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c0961f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Horseback Riding<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775e57bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"775e57bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7d4c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d7d4c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"122\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-driving.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2347\" alt=\"Driving\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c9db3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79c9db3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Driving Tours<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d375d13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d375d13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bb611a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38bb611a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/icon-map-v2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2340\" alt=\"Map\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309a3f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"309a3f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cultural Heritage Tours\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce799bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ce799bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7544df18 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7544df18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You\u2019re invited to join the outdoor nc movement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6706ba24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6706ba24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a957401 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a957401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join the movement to preserve and protect North Carolina\u2019s beloved outdoor spaces and you\u2019ll be entered to <strong>win a getaway to North Carolina!<\/strong> Together we can preserve our beloved outdoor spaces for generations to come. Click to learn more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1f48d5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d1f48d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/join-the-movement\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Joining the Movement\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join the Movement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Outdoor NC Trail Town Guide celebrates towns across the state who are dedicated to preserving the natural beauty and cultural heritage of their destination while fostering a strong sense of place. The destinations featured in this guide are championing destination stewardship, accessible outdoors and responsible recreation to sustain our towns and trails for future [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2333,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2349","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trail Town Guide | Outdoor Activities NC | Outdoor NC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Outdoor NC Trail Town Guide features destinations focused on stewardship, accessible outdoor activities in NC and responsible recreation for all to enjoy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trail Town Guide | Outdoor Activities NC | Outdoor NC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Outdoor NC Trail Town Guide features destinations focused on stewardship, accessible outdoor activities in NC and responsible recreation for all to enjoy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"OutdoorNC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-12T16:26:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/flipbook-FrontofBook.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1306\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1688\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/trail-town-guide\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/trail-town-guide\\\/\",\"name\":\"Trail Town Guide | Outdoor Activities NC | Outdoor NC\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/trail-town-guide\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/trail-town-guide\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/flipbook-FrontofBook.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-07T16:53:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-12T16:26:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Outdoor NC Trail Town Guide features destinations focused on stewardship, accessible outdoor activities in NC and responsible recreation for all to enjoy.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/trail-town-guide\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/trail-town-guide\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/trail-town-guide\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/flipbook-FrontofBook.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/flipbook-FrontofBook.webp\",\"width\":1306,\"height\":1688},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/trail-town-guide\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trail Town Guide\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"OutdoorNC\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/outdoornc.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Trail Town Guide | Outdoor Activities NC | Outdoor NC","description":"The Outdoor NC Trail Town Guide features destinations focused on stewardship, accessible outdoor activities in NC and responsible recreation for all to enjoy.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Trail Town Guide | Outdoor Activities NC | Outdoor NC","og_description":"The Outdoor NC Trail Town Guide features destinations focused on stewardship, accessible outdoor activities in NC and responsible recreation for all to enjoy.","og_url":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/","og_site_name":"OutdoorNC","article_modified_time":"2026-03-12T16:26:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1306,"height":1688,"url":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/flipbook-FrontofBook.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/","url":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/","name":"Trail Town Guide | Outdoor Activities NC | Outdoor NC","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/flipbook-FrontofBook.webp","datePublished":"2024-08-07T16:53:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-12T16:26:42+00:00","description":"The Outdoor NC Trail Town Guide features destinations focused on stewardship, accessible outdoor activities in NC and responsible recreation for all to enjoy.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/flipbook-FrontofBook.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/flipbook-FrontofBook.webp","width":1306,"height":1688},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/trail-town-guide\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trail Town Guide"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/","name":"OutdoorNC","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoornc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}