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Photo: Grandfather Golf & Country Club, Championship Course
Golf
With two of the best
nationally ranked golf
courses within five miles
of each other, it’s hard
not to play golf, which
we do! An Ellis Maples
design, the Championship Course is consistently ranked as one of
the top 100 courses in the
country. Although the
Grandfather courses and
other courses in the area
are private clubs, guest
privileges are available
to those renting a home
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within the club or staying
as a guest.
Grandfather Golf &
Country Club Mountain
Springs Course and
Championship Golf Course
(photo below)
2120 NC Highway 105
South
Linville, NC
828.898.4531
Hike
Atop Grandfather
Mountain is the Mile
High Swinging Bridge.
You can drive there,
but where’s the fun in
that when you can start
closer to the bottom and
hike up? For the first
two miles you’re gently
climbing through lush
woods and over streams.
And then it gets a little
more interesting with
ladders and ropes. The
view at the top—up one
last ladder and rope—
is worth it. Then head
down to the Swinging
Bridge—literally swinging—where you were
smart enough to leave a
car. If this hike sounds a