Explore the Blue Ridge Parkway lands with this complete list of hiking trails by milepost, including length and difficulty.
Milepost | Name/Description | Length | Difficulty |
---|---|---|---|
5.9 |
Mountain Farm Trail loop, self-guiding, from Humpback Visitor Center to pioneer farmstead |
0.5 | Easy |
6 |
Albright Loop Trail loop |
3.1 | Moderate |
6 |
Humpback Rocks Trail out-and-back |
2 | Strenuous |
6 |
Humpback Mountain Trail out-and-back |
7.5 | Strenuous |
8.4 |
Catoctin Loop Trail out-and-back leg stretcher |
0.4 | Moderate |
8.8 |
Greenstone Trail loop, self-guiding; Greenstone geology formation; oak hickory forest |
0.2 | Easy |
17.6 |
The Priest Overlook Trail out-and-back, view |
0.1 | Easy |
18.5 |
White Rock Falls Trail out-and-back, follows stream to small falls |
5.4 | Moderate |
18.5 |
White Rock Gap Trail out-and-back |
5 | Moderate |
20 |
Slacks Overlook Trail out-and-back |
4.4 | Moderate |
22 |
Torry Ridge Trail out-and-back |
8.8 | Moderate |
22 |
Bald Mountain Trail out-and-back |
4.4 | Moderate |
26.3 |
Big Spy Mountain Trail out-and-back, view into Shenandoah Valley; good for sky watching |
0.1 | Easy |
27.2 |
Crabtree Falls Trail out-and-back |
5.9 | Strenuous |
34.4 |
Yankee Horse Trail loop to logging RR exhibit & small waterfall |
0.2 | Easy |
38.8 |
Boston Knob Trail loop, leg stretcher |
0.1 | Easy |
47.5 |
Indian Gap Trail loop to Indian Rocks; good seasonal rhododendron display |
0.3 | Easy |
55.2 |
White Oak Flats Trail out-and-back leg stretcher |
0.2 | Easy |
60.8 |
Otter Creek Trail out-and-back, begins at Otter Creek Campground |
6.8 | Moderate |
63.1 |
Otter Lake Trail loop around Otter Lake |
1 | Moderate |
63.6 |
James River Trail out-and-back, self-guiding to canal locks |
0.4 | Easy |
63.6 |
Trail of Trees loop, self-guiding to James River Overlook |
0.5 | Moderate |
74.7 |
Thunder Ridge Trail loop, leg stretcher loop to view of Arnold Valley |
0.2 | Easy |
74.7 |
Hunting Creek Trail out-and-back |
4.8 | Moderate |
78.4 |
Apple Orchard Falls Trail out-and-back |
7.5 | Strenuous |
79.7 |
Onion Mountain Loop Trail loop, leg stretcher through Appalachian deciduous forest with rhododendron display |
0.1 | Easy |
83.1 |
Fallingwater Cascades Trail loop to view of cascades |
1.6 | Moderate |
83.5 |
Flat Top Trail out-and-back, leads to highest of three prominent peaks in area |
8.8 | Moderate |
85.7 |
Abbott Lake Trail loop around Abbott Lake |
1 | Easy |
85.9 |
Elk Run Trail loop, self-guiding nature trail from Visitor Center |
0.8 | Easy |
85.9 |
Johnson Farm Trail loop to restored mountain farm |
2.1 | Moderate |
85.9 |
Sharp Top Trail out-and-back from camp store to summit of Sharp Top Mtn.; elevation - 3875 feet; 360 degree panoramic view |
3 | Strenuous |
85.9 |
Harkening Hill Trail loop, elevation -3300 feet; begin at Peaks Visitor Center |
3.3 | Strenuous |
96 |
Spec Mine Trail out-and-back, USFS Trail begins near Montvale Overlook, to State Rt. 645 in Botetourt County |
5.7 | Strenuous |
110.6 |
Stewarts Knob Trail out-and-back, leg stretcher to view |
0.1 | Easy |
114.9 |
Roanoke River Trail out-and-back, self-guiding river loop |
0.7 | Moderate |
120.3 |
Roanoke Mountain Summit Trail loop to view |
0.3 | Moderate |
120.5 |
Chestnut Ridge Trail adjacent to Roanoke Mtn. campground |
1.75 | Moderate |
123.2 |
Buck Mountain Trail out-and-back to summit view |
1 | Moderate |
154.5 |
Smart View Loop Trail around picnic area |
2.6 | Moderate |
167.1 |
Rock Castle Gorge Trail loop from campground along ridge over Rocky Knob and into gorge for 7-mile return to campground |
10.8 | Strenuous |
167.1 |
Hardwood Cove Self-Guiding Nature Trail part of Rock Castle Loop |
0.8 | Moderate |
169 |
Rocky Knob Picnic Loop Trail loop, leg stretcher around picnic area |
1.3 | Easy |
169 |
Black Ridge Trail loop, Rocky Knob Visitor Center to Black Ridge to Grassy Knoll and back to Visitor Center |
3 | Moderate |
176.2 |
Mountain Industry Trail loop, Mabry Mill |
0.5 | Easy |
179.2 |
Round Meadow Creek Trail loop through a stream bottom forest |
0.5 | Moderate |
217.5 |
Cumberland Knob Trail ideal lazy-day walk |
0.5 | Easy |
217.5 |
Gully Creek Trail loop, meanders by stream |
2.5 | Strenuous |
218.6 |
Fox Hunters Paradise Trail view |
0.2 | Easy |
230.1 |
Little Glade Millpons Trail loop around pond |
0.2 | Easy |
238.5 |
Cedar Ridge Trail out-and-back, great for day hike; vistas and forests |
9 | Moderate |
238.5 |
Bluff Mountain Trail out-and-back |
15 | Moderate |
241 |
Bluff Ridge Trail out-and-back, primitive trail with steep slopes |
5.6 | Strenuous |
241 |
Fodder Stack Trail great variety of plants |
1 | Moderate |
243.7 |
Grassy Gap Fire Road out-and-back |
13 | Moderate |
243.7 |
Basin Creek Trail out-and-back, access from back-country campground |
6.6 | Moderate |
244.7 |
Flat Rock Ridge Trail out-and-back, forest path with vistas |
10 | Moderate |
260.3 |
Jumpinoff Rocks Trail out-and-back, forest path to vista |
1 | Easy |
264.4 |
The Lump Trail to hilltop view |
0.3 | Easy |
271.9 |
Cascades Trail loop, self-guiding to view of falls |
1 | Moderate |
272.5 |
Tompkins Knob Trail out-and-back, to Jesse Brown Cabin |
1.2 | Easy |
294 |
Deer Park Carriage Trail horse and hiking |
0.8 | Moderate |
294 |
Duncan Carriage Trail horse and hiking |
2.5 | Moderate |
294 |
Maze Carriage Trail horse and hiking |
2.3 | Moderate |
294 |
Bass Lake Carriage Trail horse and hiking |
1.7 | Easy |
294 |
Black Bottom Carriage Trail horse and hiking |
0.5 | Easy |
294 |
Rich Mountain Trail carriage, horse, and hiking |
3 | Moderate |
294 |
Flat Top Mountain Trail carriage, horse, and hiking |
3 | Moderate |
294 |
Watkins Trail carriage, horse, & hiking |
3.3 | Moderate |
294 |
Rock Creek Bridge Trail carriage, horse, and hiking |
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 2.3 mile hike that passes through woods, valleys, and meadows, over Sims Creek, under the Sims Creek Viaduct, and up to the 3,920′ Green Knob. |
2.3 | Moderate |
296.5 |
Boone Fork Trail stream, forest, and meadows |
4.9 | Strenuous |
297 |
Price Lake Loop Trail loop around Price Lake |
2.3 | Moderate |
302.8 |
Rough Ridge Trail 0.8 mile steep uphill hike to a series of extraordinary stone overlooks |
0.8 | Moderate |
304.4 |
Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail self-guiding, from Humpback Visitor Center to pioneer farmstead |
0.16 | Easy |
305.2 |
Beacon Heights Trail out-and-back, 10 minutes to view |
0.7 | Moderate |
305.5 |
Tanawha Trail diverse biological and geological features |
13.5 | 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 |
Duggers Creek Trail loop to view of Duggers Falls |
0.25 | Easy |
316.4 |
Linville Gorge Trail view of lower Falls |
0.5 | Strenuous |
316.4 |
Linville Falls Trail view of upper Falls |
0.8 | Moderate |
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 |
0.2 | Strenuous |
361.2 |
Glassmine Falls view of Falls |
0.05 | Moderate |
364.2 |
Craggy Gardens Trail first portion is self-guiding nature trail |
0.84 | Moderate |
364.2 |
Craggy Pinnacle Trail to panoramic view |
0.73 | 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 | 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 | Strenuous |
407.6 |
Buck Springs Trail Pisgah Lodge to view |
1.06 | Moderate |
408.5 |
Frying Pan Mountain Trail |
1.65 | Strenuous |
417 |
East Fork Trail USFS access to Shining Rock Trail System |
0.1 | 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 |
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 | Strenuous |
More information about hiking including books, maps, safety tips, and nearby trail systems can be found in our Blue Ridge Parkway hiking guide.