This hiking map no. 780 focuses on Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest (North Carolina).
Waterproof, tear-resistant topographic map. Home to the first forestry school and two of the earliest designated wilderness areas in the eastern United States, Pisgah National Forest is a remarkable landscape of hardwood forests, peaks described in the supplied text as several kilometres high, whitewater rivers and cascading waterfalls.
National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest, provides detailed, useful information for exploring this striking wilderness, which extends over more than 500 000 acres.
Expertly researched and created in partnership with local land management agencies, the map shows Shining Rock and Middle Prong Wilderness Areas, the North Carolina Arboretum, Cradle of Forestry in America National Historic Site, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Cold Mountain and many other points of interest.
Forest Service roads and North Carolina scenic byways are marked for visitors exploring by car. The supplied text also mentions hundreds of kilometres of trails.