With the weather this weekend, who isn't? Check out sister site nchikes.com for five hikes to take in April. And if you answered no to the aforementioned question because of the green haze doing monkey business with your sinuses, be advised that some of our recommended hikes are in the mountains and one at the coast, where, to paraphrase the state song of Kansas, the eyes are not cloudy all day.

Yet.

Longer days (thanks to the return of Daylight Saving Time; be sure to set your clocks ahead an hour Sunday morning) warmer temperatures (daytime hikes average 61) mean great weather for hiking in North Carolina. On the coast and in the Piedmont, the spring wildflower display begins. In the mountains, there's less of a chance you'll be caught up in a nasty winter weather "event."

Sound appealing? Our sister site, nchikes.com, has five recommendations for where to take a hike this month. Check 'em out here.

Looking for a good place to hike this month? Our affiliate site, nchikes.com, has five recommendations from coast to mountains. Check 'em out here.

Labor Day marks the transition from swimming at the beach to hiking in the forest.