|
Milepost
|
Trail Name |
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
|
Strenuous |
|
218.6
|
Fox Hunters Paradise Trail (view) |
0.2
|
Easy |
|
230.1
|
Little Glade Millpons (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
|
Fodder
Stack Trail (great variety of plants) |
1
|
Moderate |
|
241
|
Bluff Ridge Trail (primitive trail
with steep slopes) |
2.89
|
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
|
Moderate |
|
260.3
|
Jumpingoff Rocks Trail (forest
path to vista) |
1
|
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
|
Rich Mountain Carriage, Horse,
& Hiking Trail |
3
|
Moderate |
|
294
|
Flat Top Mountain Carriage, Horse,
& Hiking Trail |
3
|
Moderate |
|
294
|
Watkins Carriage, Horse &
Hiking Trail |
3.3
|
Easy / Moderate |
|
294
|
Black Bottom Carriage, Horse,
& Hiking Trail |
0.5
|
Easy |
|
294
|
Bass Lake Carriage, Horse &
Hiking Trail |
1.7
|
Easy |
|
294
|
Deer Park Carriage, Horse, &
Hiking Trail |
0.8
|
Moderate |
|
294
|
Maze Carriage, Horse, & Hiking
Trail |
2.3
|
Moderate |
|
294
|
Duncan Carriage, Horse, &
Hiking Trail |
2.5
|
Moderate |
|
294
|
Rock Creek Bridge Carriage, Horse,
& Hiking Trail |
1
|
Easy |
|
294.1
|
Figure 8 Trail (short self-guiding
loop nature trail) |
0.7
|
Easy |
|
294.6
|
Trout Lake Hiking & Horse
Trail (loop) |
1
|
Easy |
|
295.9
|
Green Knob Trail (to Green Knob) |
2.3
|
Moderate / Strenuous |
|
296.5
|
Boone Fork Trail (stream, forest, and meadows) |
4.9
|
Moderate / Strenuous |
|
297
|
Price Lake Loop Trail (loop around
Price Lake) |
2.3
|
Moderate |
|
304.4
|
Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail |
0.16
|
Easy |
|
305.2 |
Beacon Heights Trail (10 minutes
to view) |
0.22
|
Moderate |
|
305.5
|
Tanawha Trail (diverse biological and geological features) |
13.5
|
Easy / Moderate |
|
308.2
|
Flat Rock Trail (self-guidling
loop) |
0.63
|
Easy |
|
315.5
|
Camp Creek Trail (leg stretcher
throught 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) |
0.63
|
Easy |
|
339.5
|
Crabtree Falls Loop Trail (loop
to view of Falls) |
2
|
Strenuous |
|
344.1
|
Woods Mountain Trail (USFS) |
2
|
Moderate |
|
350.4
|
Lost Cove Ridge Trail (USFS) |
0.6
|
Moderate |
|
351.9
|
Deep Gap Trail (USFS) |
0.2
|
Easy |
|
355
|
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) |
0.73
|
Moderate |
|
364.2
|
Craggy Gardens Trail (first portion
is self-guiding nature trail) |
0.84
|
Moderate |
|
374.4
|
Rattlesnake Lodge Trail (woodland
walk) |
0.5
|
Moderate |
|
382
|
Mountain-to-Sea Trail/MTS Trail (from Folk Art Center to Milepost
365; spring wildflowers and views; parallels parkway; many accesses) |
7.5
|
Moderate |
|
393.7
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Bent
Creek-Walnut Cove) |
3.1
|
Strenuous |
|
396.4
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS 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 Trail/MTS Trail (Sleepy
Gap-Chestnut Cove) |
0.7
|
Moderate |
|
398.3
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Chestnut
Cove-Bent Creek Gap) |
2.8
|
Strenuous |
|
400.3
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Bent
Creek Gap-Beaver Dam Gap) |
1.9
|
Moderate |
|
401.7
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Beaver
Dam Gap-Stoney Bald) |
0.9
|
Moderate |
|
402.6
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Stoney
Bald-Big Ridge) |
1.2
|
Strenuous |
|
403.6
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Big Ridge-Mills River Valley) |
1.2
|
Moderate / Strenuous |
|
404.5
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Mills
River Valley-Elk Pasture Gap) |
1.2
|
Strenuous |
|
405.5
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Elk Pasture
Gap-Mt. Pisgah) |
1.7
|
Strenuous |
|
407.6
|
Mt. Pisgah Trail (summit view) |
1.26
|
Moderate / Strenuous |
|
407.6
|
Buck Springs Trail (Pisgah Lodge to view) |
1.06
|
Easy / Moderate |
|
408.5
|
Frying Pan Mountain Trail |
1.65
|
Moderate / Strenuous |
|
417
|
East Fork Trail (USFS, access to Shining Rock Trail System) |
0.1
|
Easy / Moderate |
|
418.8
|
Graveyard Fields Loop Trail (loop
by a stream) |
2.29
|
Moderate |
|
419.4
|
John Rock Trail (leg stretcher
to view) |
0.1
|
Easy |
|
422.4
|
Devil's Courthouse Trail (panoramic summit view) |
0.42
|
Moderate / Strenuous |
|
427.6
|
Bear Pen Gap Trail (access to
Mountains-to-Sea Trail) |
0.22
|
Easy |
|
431
|
Richland Balsam Trail (self-guiding
loop through spruce-fir forest) |
1.47
|
Moderate |
|
433.8 |
Toy Taylor Overlook Trail (paved
trail to overlook) |
0.1
|
Easy |
|
451.2
|
Waterrock Knob Trail (summit view) |
1.18
|
Moderate / Strenuous |
