2023 HIGHLANDS NC EXPERIENCE GUIDE
YELLOW / SHORTOFF MOUNTAIN This strenuous hike with amazing views is 4.8 miles one way, so allow for a full day of adventure. The reward is a spectacular, pano- ramic vista from the top of Yellow Mountain. To get there: Take U.S. 64 East from Highlands three miles and turn left onto Buck Creek Road. Follow Buck Creek Road for 2.3 miles. The trail will be on the right. For more information on these and other favorite hikes, stop by The Highlands Welcome Center at 108 Main Street, call 828-526-2112 or visit highlandschamber.org.
WHITEWATER FALLS TRAIL This easy, 0.6 mile-round trip trail will reward you with a spectacular view of the highest waterfall in the Eastern United States. To get there: Take U.S. 64 East to Cashiers and turn right onto N.C. 107 South. Turn left onto Wigington Rd., then left at the stop sign onto S.C. 130, which turns slightly left and becomes N.C. 281. Look for the Whitewater Falls sign and turn right. The trail descends steeply into the river. An overlook is located along the trail. To the left, the trail continues and fords the river. There are numerous spots for picnicking and shallow pools for wading and quick dips.
To get there: Take Main Street for 0.5-mile east to the Highlands Na- ture Center on the left. Park and follow the sign to a gravel road to Sunset Rock and Ravenel Park. Note: The trail is a private drive, so do not block it when you park. WHITESIDE MOUNTAIN This jaw-dropping spectacle is only six miles from town on U.S. 64 East. The moderate trail, crowned by a panoramic vista, is a two-mile loop that climbs above sheer cliffs. To get there: Take U.S. 64 East from downtown Highlands and turn right at the sign onto Whiteside Moun- tain Road. Travel one mile to a well- marked parking area on the left. This is a fee area, and a restroom is at the end of the parking lot.
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