Featured Spotlight Old Fort mountain bike park adding 9 trails; brewery to be built on site this year Mike Conley Oct 29, 2025 Oct 29, 2025 Updated May 2, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The next chapter at Foothills Watershed in Old Fort is officially underway.kAm%96 D64@?5 A92D6 @7 EC2:= 4@?DECF4E:@?[ 2=D@ <?@H? 2D E96 “q24< g_[” H:== 6IA2?5 E96 ?6H 3:<6 A2C< E@ ``f 24C6D[ 3C:?8:?8 =@?86C[ >@C6 492==6?8:?8 E6CC2:? 2?5 255:?8 24C6286[ >:=6286 2?5 G6CE:42= 5C@A E@ E96 >@F?E2:? 3:<:?8 56DE:?2E:@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> u@@E9:==D (2E6CD965]k^AmkAm}:?6 ?6HD EC2:=D H:== 36 25565 E@ E96 A2C<[ =@42E65 2E edd r2E2H32 #:G6C #@25]k^AmkAms6D:8?65 2?5 3F:=E :? A2CE?6CD9:A H:E9 t=6G2E65 %C2:= s6D:8? Wt%sX[ 2 EC2:=\3F:=5:?8 4@>A2?J 32D65 ;FDE @FED:56 @7 pD96G:==6 :? 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Plan your autumn visit to Grandfather Mountain; Insider tips for trip to Linville preserve Peak color toward the summit is usually early October. The lower sections of the park often peak in mid-October. The views brightening up the …