Join state park staff as they hike along one of the Hemlock Conservation Areas in the beautiful Gorges State Park! Learn about the importance of hemlocks, what is threatening them and what you can do to help.

The 2.8 mile (total) out and back hike will explore only a small section of the park, but includes a dense patch of hemlocks crowded around a tranquil stream before climbing to a ridge that exhibits an entirely different environment than the trail’s streamside beginnings. There are a few steep sections, but this hike is only of moderate difficulty as it follows old logging roads and has less than 500 feet of total elevation gain. The hike will start out with exploring the streamside area and its many hemlocks, diving into details on hemlocks and their conservation then head up the Auger Hole and Heath Pine Ridge trails.

Gorges State Park is located about 5 miles southwest of Rosman, NC and is near the NC-SC border.

The back-up weather date for this hike will be on September 21st at 10:00 a.m.