North Carolina Lookout Tower Challenge
The Lookout Tower Challenge (LTC) is a program that challenges hikers to reach 24 lookout towers in Western North Carolina put on by the Carolina Mountain Club. I love fire towers, they have fascinated me since my first steps up Wesser Bald on the Appalachian Trail. Providing amazing views and sometimes places to sleep for a night, it's always rewarding when I get to the top of a mountain and see a tower. They have so much history, it's a shame there aren't a few more of them, one on the top of Roan Mountain would be pretty sweet! Anyway, the Carolina Mountain Club gives out a patch to those that complete this challenge. This should be fun!
Below is a list of all the fire and lookout towers that are apart of the challenge and their relative location. Those marked in red, I've seen! Click on a picture further down to read about the hike and how to get there yourself.
Below is a list of all the fire and lookout towers that are apart of the challenge and their relative location. Those marked in red, I've seen! Click on a picture further down to read about the hike and how to get there yourself.
Nantahala National Forest
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Central NC Highlands
Blue Ridge and Black Mountains
Northwestern North Carolina
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(Information on this page was taken from Carolina Mountain Club website) |