On March 11, 2022 Sylva’s Pinnacle Park welcomed a new trail to it’s trail system. The first of it’s kind in North Carolina, Pinnacle Park’s therapy trail is more than a hiking trail. It is for relieving stress and getting in-touch with nature. The trail models a Japanese form of therapy called “shinrin-yoku” or “forest […]
Pinnacle Park certified Therapy Trail ribbon-cutting March 11
March 10, 2022 by
The story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 10 edition. The story was updated with a photo from the opening of the trail on March 13. A new addition to Pinnacle Park is set to offer visitors more than a walk in the woods. A therapy trail is set to open at 1 p.m. […]
Photo Story: 2019 Assault on Blackrock
April 3, 2019 by
Sylva’s Pinnacle Park was abuzz on March 23 with early morning activity as the annual extreme trail running race kicked off. Cars lined the normally quiet parking lot as event volunteers and organizers prepared for what was to be the biggest race to date. With over 128 entrants from more than four states coming to […]
Assault on Blackrock returns for 9th Year
March 21, 2019 by
Every spring, the Blackrock Mountain Trail in Pinnacle Park finds itself in bloom and full of hikers out to enjoy the scenery. However, on March 23 the trail will be full of extreme runners, seeking to conquer the terrain. Since 2010 Assault on Blackrock brings trail runners together in the Plott Balsam Mountains for a […]
Trail race in Pinnacle Park growing in popularity
March 9, 2017 by
This story was written by Jason Farmer, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Despite crashing his mountain bike two weeks ago and injuring his knee, Chris Lee of Bryson City still intends to run the 7-mile race Assault on Black Rock Saturday, March 18. This seventh-annual trail race is held in Sylva’s rugged Pinnacle Park, with […]
Trails at Pinnacle Park deliberately spiked
February 24, 2017 by
This story was written by Quintin Ellison, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Police and volunteers used leaf blowers and metal detectors to sweep Pinnacle Park’s entire 18-mile trail system, uncovering and removing 50 or more booby-trap spikes forged from 16-penny nails. Someone hammered the nails into roots. The nails’ heads were clipped or cut off, leaving […]
