Part 4: The Enderly Charlotte Day Trip Guide! 📢 West 📢

Hey Enderly friends! We’re wrapping up our day-trip series by heading west of the city toward the mountains to visit some of our favorite spots yet. We can’t say it enough: our regional retail and cafe partners are the absolute best, and we are incredibly grateful for how they champion our coffee. They are the perfect hosts for a fun, memory-making road trip. For our final western guide, grab your travel mug and let's make the most of the season!

As the dog days approach, having your head in the clouds doesn't sound half bad. Only a couple of hours away from Charlotte, Grandfather Mountain is calling!

Newland/Linville

Rise and shine! Start your day at The Coffee Tin for fresh brewed Enderly and snacks to go.

Enderly Stop: The Coffee Tin - The perfect pit stop for day of hiking or exploring. Grab breakfast pastry and a cup of Enderly to fuel your adventures, right on the doorstep of Linville Falls Hike!

Kinda weird? Maybe. Impossibly fun and kitschy? Absolutely! Visit the Land of Oz in the mountains of NC

Outdoorsy / Unique Finds: Grandfather Mountain & The Land of Oz - It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve seen it- that mountain shaped like an old man with a beard is pretty darn cool. And visit the Land of Oz for a totally unique experience that will knock your ruby slippers off! 

McAdenville

Cozy and casual vibes are perfect for an afternoon drop in at 115 Craft in McAdenville.

Enderly Stop: 115 Craft - Craft beer and the perfect vibes to go with it! Check out their social media for upcoming events, food trucks, and updates. They even have our favorite Biscuit Jam popup on the regular, check social for the schedule.

Get out and explore: scenery and refreshing streams, guaranteed!

Outdoorsy: South Fork Catawba River Blueway - A beautiful stretch of paddling trail, with plenty of local options for rentals if you’re in need of kayaks or equipment. 

Belmont 

Wind down with Belmont Book Shop and support independent booksellers!

Enderly Stop: Belmont Book Shop - With an audiobook listening station, blind date with books, a huge puzzle table and a whimsical children’s section, this shop is really everything we love in a bookstore. Long live independent bookstores!

Try something new at The Whitewater Center.

Outdoorsy / Unique Finds: The U.S. National Whitewater Center - A well known hive of unique outdoor activities all in one. From concerts and hiking trails, to rock climbing and ziplines, they’ve seriously got an adventure for everyone! 

Gastonia

Enderly Stop: Bus Stop Coffee - A full service mobile coffee bar in a vintage Volkswagon bus! Find their next bus stop here.

The cutest coffee experience ever! Make Bus Stop Coffee a stop on your adventure list.

From Planetarium concerts to nature trails, The Schiele Museum has a lot to offer

Unique Finds: Schiele Museum - The closest spot to catch a planetarium show, this is such a cool spot to geek out over science and natural history! Pro tip: Free museum entry on the second Tuesday of each month; $5 Planetarium tickets. 👀 And don’t forget to check out their beautiful nature trail!

Mt Holly

Not a formal Enderly Stop... but our friend Michelle Yow owns Black Sheep Coffee. They have been Mobile over the past year but are days/weeks away from opening their very own Brick & Mortar. Follow their instagram for great coffee and updates!

Black Sheep Coffee in Mt Holly has been mobile, but soon will have a Brick & Mortar.

Misc.

Fun for the Fam: Good Karma Ranch - A short drive north-west: We visited on an off-and-on heavy rainstorm day, and still had a blast! Baby llamas are always worth it. 

Visit Good Karma Ranch for some seriously sweet llama llove.

Feel free to tag us in your road trip photos—we want to see where your Enderly cup takes you this summer! 

**Disclaimer: We are NOT travel bloggers! 😆

This list is curated by experiences from our Enderly team to you. For some actual Charlotte travel bloggers who we also enjoy, try: 

https://www.waywardblog.com/ 

https://www.offtheeatenpathblog.com/