|
Milepost |
Trail |
*Mileage & Difficulty |
|
217.5 |
Cumberland Knob
Trail (ideal lazy-day walk) |
0.5 Easy |
|
217.5 |
Gully Creek Trail
(rewarding loop that meanders by stream) |
2.0 Strenuous |
|
218.6 |
Fox Hunters Paradise
Trail (view) |
0.2 Easy |
|
230.1 |
Little Glade
Millpond (easy loop stroll around pond) |
0.4 Easy |
|
238.5 |
Cedar Ridge Trail
(great for day hike; vistas and forests) |
4.2 Moderate |
|
238.5 |
Bluff Mountain Trail
(parallels Parkway to Milepost 244.7) |
7.5 Moderate |
|
241.0 |
Fodder Stack Trail
(great variety of plants) |
1.0 Moderate |
|
241.0 |
Bluff Ridge Trail
(primitive trail with steep slopes) |
2.8 Strenuous |
|
243.7 |
Grassy Gap Fire Road
(wide enough for side-by-side hiking) |
6.5 Moderate |
|
243.7 |
Basin Creek Trail
(access from back-country campground) |
3.3 Moderate |
|
244.7 |
Flat Rock Ridge
Trail (forest path with vistas) |
5.0 Moderate |
|
260.3 |
Jumpingoff Rocks
Trail (forest path to vista) |
1.0 Easy |
|
264.4 |
The Lump Trail (to
hilltop view) |
0.3 Easy |
|
271.9 |
Cascades Trail
(self-guiding loop to view of falls) |
0.5 Moderate |
|
272.5 |
Tompkins Knob Trail
(to Jesse Brown Cabin) |
0.6 Easy |
|
294.0 |
Rich Mountain
Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail |
4.3 Moderate |
|
294.0 |
Flat Top Mountain
Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail |
3.0 Moderate |
|
294.0 |
Watkins Carriage,
Horse, & Hiking Trail |
3.3 Easy/Mod. |
|
294.0 |
Black Bottom
Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail |
0.5 Easy |
|
294.0 |
Bass Lake Carriage,
Horse, & Hiking Trail |
1.7 Easy |
|
294.0 |
Deer Park Carriage,
Horse, & Hiking Trail |
0.8 Moderate |
|
294.0 |
Maze Carriage,
Horse, & Hiking Trail |
2.3 Moderate |
|
294.0 |
Duncan Carriage,
Horse, & Hiking Trail |
2.5 Moderate |
|
294.0 |
Rock Creek Bridge
Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail |
1.0 Easy |
|
294.1 |
Figure 8 Trail
(short self-guiding loop nature trail) |
0.7 Easy |
|
294.6 |
Trout Lake Hiking &
Horse Trail (loop) |
1.0 Easy |
|
295.9 |
Green Knob Trail (to
Green Knob) |
2.3 Mod./Stren. |
|
296.5 |
Boone Fork Trail
(stream, forest, and meadows) |
4.9 Mod./Stren. |
|
297.0 |
Price Lake Loop
Trail (loop around Price Lake) |
2.7 Moderate |
|
304.4 |
Linn Cove Viaduct
Access Trail |
0.16 Easy |
|
305.2 |
Beacon Heights Trail
(10 minutes to view) |
0.2 Moderate |
|
305.5 |
Tanawha Trail
(diverse features; parallels Parkway to Price Park) |
13.5 Mod./Stren. |
|
308.2 |
Flat Rock Trail
(self-guiding loop) |
0.6 Easy |
|
315.5 |
Camp Creek Trail
(leg stretcher through laurel and rhododendron) |
0.1 Easy |
|
316.4 |
Linville Falls Trail
(view of upper Falls) |
0.8 Moderate |
|
316.4 |
Linville Gorge Trail
(view of lower falls) |
0.5 Strenuous |
|
316.4 |
Duggers Creek Trail
(loop to view of Duggers Falls) |
0.25 Easy |
|
316.5 |
Linville River
Bridge Trail (leg stretcher to view of unusual bridge) |
0.1 Easy |
|
320.8 |
Chestoa View Trail
(30-minute loop to vista) |
0.6 Easy |
|
339.5 |
Crabtree Falls Loop
Trail (loop to view of Falls) |
2.6 Strenuous |
|
344.1 |
Woods Mountain Trail
(USFS) |
2.0 Moderate |
|
350.4 |
Lost Cove Ridge
Trail (USFS) |
0.6 Moderate |
|
351.9 |
Deep Gap Trail (USFS) |
0.2 Easy |
|
355.0 |
Bald Knob Ridge
Trail (USFS) |
0.1 Easy |
|
359.8 |
Big Butt Trail (USFS)
(trail continues on USFS lands) |
0.2 Strenuous |
|
361.2 |
Glassmine Falls
(view of Falls) |
0.05 Moderate |
|
364.2 |
Craggy Pinnacle
Trail (to panoramic view) |
0.7 Moderate |
|
364.6 |
Craggy Gardens Trail
(first portion is self-guiding nature trail) |
0.8 Moderate |
|
374.4 |
Rattlesnake Lodge
Trail (woodland walk) |
0.5 Moderate |
|
382.0 |
Mountain-to-Sea
TraiVMTS Trail (from Folk Art Center to Milepost 365;
spring wildflowers and views; parallels parkway; many
accesses) |
7.5 Moderate |
|
393.7 |
Shut-In TrailIMTS
Trail (Bent Creek- Walnut Cove) |
3.1 Strenuous |
|
396.4 |
Shut-In TrailIMTS
Trail (Walnut Cove-Sleepy Gap) |
1.7 Moderate |
|
397.3 |
Grassy Knob Trail
(steep trail to USFS area) |
0.9 Strenuous |
|
397.3 |
Shut-In TrailIMTS
Trail (Sleepy Gap-Chestnut Cove) |
0.7 Moderate |
|
398.3 |
Shut-In TrailIMTS
Trail (Chestnut Cove-Bent Creek Gap) |
2.8 Strenuous |
|
400.3 |
Shut-ln TraillMTS
Trail (Bent Creek Gap-Beaver Dam Gap) |
1.9 Moderate |
|
401.7 |
Shut-In TrailIMTS
Trail (Beaver Dam Gap-Stoney Bald) |
0.9 Moderate |
|
402.6 |
Shut-In TrailIMTS
Trail (Stoney Bald-Big Ridge) |
1.2 Strenuous |
|
403.6 |
Shut-In TrailIMTS
Trail (Big Ridge-Mills River Valley) |
1.1 Mod./Stren. |
|
404.5 |
Shut-In TraillMTS
Trail (Mills River Valley-Elk Pasture Gap) |
1.2 Strenuous |
|
405.5 |
Shut-In TrailIMTS
Trail (Elk Pasture Gap-Mt. Pisgah) |
1.7 Strenuous |
|
407.6 |
Mt. Pisgah Trail
(summit view) |
1.3 Mod./Stren. |
|
407.6 |
Buck Springs Trail
(Pisgah Lodge to view) |
1.06 Easy/Mod. |
|
408.5 |
Frying Pan Mountain
Trail |
1.06 Mod./Stren. |
|
417.0 |
East Fork Trail (USFS,
access to Shining Rock Trail System) |
0.1 Easy/Mod. |
|
418.8 |
Graveyard Fields
Loop Trail (loop by a stream) |
2.3 Moderate |
|
419.4 |
John Rock Trail (leg
stretcher to view) |
0.1 Easy |
|
422.4 |
Devil’s Courthouse
Trail (panoramic summit view) |
0.4 Mod./Stren. |
|
427.6 |
Bear Pen Gap Trail
(access to Mountains-to-Sea Trail) |
0.2 Easy |
|
431.0 |
Rjchland Balsam
Trail (self-guiding loop through spruce-fir forest) |
1.5 Moderate |
|
433.8 |
Roy Taylor Overlook
Trail (paved trail to overlook) |
0.1 Easy |
|
443.4 |
Entrance from
highway 74/23 |
|
|
451.2 |
Waterrock Knob Trail
(summit view) |
1.2 Mod./Stren. |
