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Milepost
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Trail Name
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Mileage*
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Difficulty
|
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5.9
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Mountain Farm Trail (self-guiding,
from Humpback Visitor Center to pioneer farmstead)
|
0.25
|
Easy
|
|
6
|
Appalachian Trail (Humpback Gap
parking area to Humpback Mtn., elev. - 3650 feet)
|
2
|
Strenuous
|
|
8.4
|
Catoctin Loop Trail (leg stretcher)
|
0.3
|
Moderate
|
|
8.8
|
Greenstone Trail (self-guiding;
Greenstone geology formation; oak hickory forest)
|
0.2
|
Moderate
|
|
17.6
|
the Priest (view)
|
0.1
|
Easy
|
|
18.5
|
White Rock Falls Trail Connection
|
2.9
|
Moderate
|
|
20
|
White Rock Falls Trail (follows
stream to small falls)
|
0.9
|
Moderate
|
|
26.3
|
Big Spy Mountain (view into Shenandoah
Valley; good for sky watching)
|
0.1
|
Moderate
|
|
34.4
|
Yankee Horse (to logging RR exhibit
& small waterfall)
|
0.2
|
Moderate
|
|
38.8
|
Boston Knob (leg stretcher)
|
0.1
|
Easy
|
|
|
Indian Gap (to Indian Rocks; good
seasonal rhododendron display)
|
0.3
|
Moderate
|
|
55.2
|
White Oak Flats (leg stretcher)
|
0.1
|
Easy
|
|
60.8
|
Otter Creek Trail (begin at Otter
Creek Campground)
|
3.5
|
Moderate
|
|
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Otter Lake Trail (around Otter
Lake)
|
0.8
|
Moderate
|
|
63.6
|
James River Trail (Self-guiding
to canal locks)
|
0.2
|
Easy
|
|
63.6
|
Trail of Trees Trail (self-guiding
to James River Overlook)
|
0.5
|
Moderate
|
|
74.7
|
Thunder Ridge Trail (leg stretcher
loop to view of Arnold Valley)
|
0.1
|
Easy
|
|
78.4
|
Apple Orchard Falls Trail (Sunset
Field Overlook to view of Apple Orchard Falls)
|
1.2
|
Strenuous
|
|
79.7
|
Onion Mountain Loop Trail (leg stretcher through Appalachian
deciduous forest with rhododendron display)
|
0.1
|
Easy
|
|
83.1
|
Fallingwater Cascades Trail National
Recreation Trail; loop to view of cascades)
|
1.6
|
Moderate
|
|
83.5
|
Flat Top Trail (leads to highest
of three prominent peaks in area)
|
4.4
|
Moderate
|
|
|
• Cross Rock Trail (spur
off Flat Top Trail; unique geological features)
|
0.1
|
Moderate
|
|
85.7
|
Abbott Lake Trail (loop around
Abbott Lake)
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
85.9
|
Elk Run Trail (self-guiding loop
nature trail from Visitor Center)
|
0.8
|
Easy
|
|
85.9
|
Johnson Farm Loop Trail (loop
to restored mountain farm)
|
2.1
|
Moderate
|
|
85.9
|
Harkening Hill Trail (elevation
-3300 feet; begin at Peaks Visitor Center)
|
3.3
|
Moderate
|
|
|
• Balance Rock (spur trail
off Harkening Hill Trail; unique geological formations)
|
0.1
|
Moderate
|
|
86
|
Sharp Top Trail (from camp store to summit of Sharp Top Mtn.;
elevation - 3875 feet; 360 degree panoramic view)
|
1.5
|
Strenuous
|
|
91
|
Appalachian Trail (VA 695 to Sharp
Top Mtn. Overlook)
|
1.9
|
Moderate
|
|
92.5
|
Appalachian Trail (Sharp Top Mtn.
Overlook to Harvey's Knob Overlook)
|
2.9
|
Moderate
|
|
95.4
|
Appalachian Trail (Harvey's Knob
Overlook to Motvale Overlook)
|
0.6
|
Moderate
|
|
95.9
|
Appalachian Trail (Montvale Overlook
to Taylor's Mountain Overlook)
|
1
|
Moderate
|
|
96
|
Spec Mine Trail (USFS Trail begins near Montvale Overlook, to
State Rt. 645 in Botetourt County)
|
2.8
|
Strenuous
|
|
97
|
Appalachian Trail (Taylor's Mtn.
Overlook to Blackhorse Gap)
|
0.8
|
Moderate
|
|
110.6
|
Stewarts Knob Trail (view)
|
0.05
|
Easy
|
|
114.9
|
Roanoke River Trail (self-guiding
river loop)
|
0.35
|
Easy
|
|
120.4
|
Roanoke Mountain Summit Trail
(view)
|
0.11
|
Moderate
|
|
120.5
|
Chestnut Ridge Trail (adjacent
to Roanoke Mtn. campground)
|
1.75
|
Moderate
|
|
121.4
|
Roanoke Valley Horse Trail (begins at U.S. Hwy 220 and parallels
Parkway to Milepost 110.6)
|
18.5
|
Moderate
|
|
123.2
|
Buck Mountain Trail (to summit
view)
|
0.53
|
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
|
Black Ridge Trail (Rocky Knob Visitor Center to Black Ridge
to Grassy Knoll and back to Visitor Center)
|
3.1
|
Moderate
|
|
169
|
Rocky Knob Picnic Loop Trail (leg
stretcher around picnic area)
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
176.2
|
Mountain Industry Trail (Mabry
Mill)
|
0.5
|
Easy
|
|
179.2
|
Round Meadow Creek Loop Trail
(walk through a stream bottom forest)
|
0.5
|
Moderate
|
Trails Above this point are located in Virginia,
below this point are in North Carolina. |
|
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
|
