Pura Vida Adventures offers guided climbing, canyoneering, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking,waterfall tours, adventure race instruction, and paddling trips. We also provide you with an opportunity to see the North Carolina mountains through any variety of these activities over one day or a series of days.

This 22 mile greenway reaching from Durham to Raleigh is a community trail running over paved and gravel surfaces. The trail is incomplete at this time in-between Durham and Raleigh, however the open sections are a paved section in Durham running downtown and most of the Wake County section which i...

The Coyote Hollow Trailhead is the eastern access point to the Thunder Mountain Trail.

This is a popular tourist area with many people and children around.

When water is calm, the lake offers beautiful reflections of surrounding cliffs.

25 miles of carriage trails and a short 20 minute loop trail wind through the forests of Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Trails have a crushed gravel base and are also used for horseback riding, so be vigilant and avoid spooking horses if possible.

Enjoy hiking the five different trails around this 1092 acre preserve located on the Outer Banks. You'll see over 100 species of birds, plus deer, fox, rabbits, salamanders, frogs, and other wildlife while enjoying the preserve. The preserve represents one of North Carolina's most extensive ecos...