| MilePost
|
Description
|
Length |
Rating |
| 217.5 |
Cumberland
Knob Trail
Ideal lazy-day walk. |
0.5 |
Easy |
| 217.5 |
Bully Creek
Trail
Rewarding loop that meanders by stream. |
2 |
Strenuous |
| 218.6 |
Fox Hunters
Paradise Trail
View |
0.2 |
Easy |
| 230.1 |
Little Glade
Millpond
Easy loop stroll around pond. |
0.4 |
Easy |
| Doughton
Park area trails |
| 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 |
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 |
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 30 minute loop. Heavy forest and a plummeting waterfall. Labeled
trail aids. |
0.5 |
Moderate |
| 272.5 |
Tompkins Knob
Trail
To Jesse Brown Cabin. |
0.6 |
Easy |
Moses H. Cone Memorial Park area trails
25 miles of multi-use trails wind through the former Cone estate, past fields
and through woods. |
| 294.0 |
Rich Mountain
Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail. |
4.3 |
Moderate |
| 294.0 |
Flat Top Mountain
Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail to lookout tower which offers a
panarama of the distant mountains. The trail also passes the Cone family
cemetery. |
3 |
Moderate |
| 294.0 |
Watkins
Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail. |
3.3 |
Easy/Moderate |
| 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 |
The
Maze
Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail. |
2.3 |
Moderate |
| 294.0 |
Ducan
Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail. |
2.5 |
Moderate |
| 294.0 |
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 |
| Julian Price Park and Grandfather Mountain area
trails |
| 295.9 |
Green Knob Trail
Loop trail to Green Knob. Follows Sims Creek part way and goes through an
old-growth Hemlock gove. |
2.3 |
Moderate/Strenuous
|
| 296.5 |
Boone Fork Trail
Stream, forest, and meadows. |
4.9 |
Moderate/Strenuous
|
| 297.0 |
Price Lake Loop Trail
Loop around Price Lake. A spring and summer pause for migrating ducks and loons
and also home to a resident beaver population. |
2.7 |
Moderate |
| 297.0 - 305.5 |
Tanawha Trail
Diverse features; parallels Parkway to Price Park. |
13.5 |
Moderate/Strenous
|
| 300 |
Daniel Boone Scout Trail
Trail on privately owned Grandfather Mtn. Requires a permit and fee.
|
|
|
| 304.4 |
Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail
Handicapped accessible trail to view of the viaduct. |
0.16 |
Easy |
| 305.2 |
Beacon Heights Trail
10 minutes to views to the east, west and south. |
0.2 |
Moderate |
| 308.2 |
Flat Rock
Trail
Loops through forest for forty-five minutes. View of Grandfather Mountain and
Linville Valley. Guide Booklet. |
0.6 |
Easy |
| 315.5 |
Camp Creek Trail
Leg stretcher through laurel and rhododendron. |
0.1 |
Easy |
| Linville
Gorge area trails |
| 316.4 |
Linville Falls Trail
A trail through rare virgin forest. No specific time length. Balcony views of
the Falls and the incredibly carved gorge. Labeled trail aids. |
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 trail. |
10.6 |
Moderate/Strenuous |
| 350.4 |
Lost Cove Ridge
Trail
USFS trail. Also called Green Knob Trail. A lookout tower with 360 degree views
is about .3 miles. |
3.3 |
Moderate/Strenuous |
| 351.9 |
Deep Gap
Trail
USFS trail. |
0.2 |
Easy |
| 355.0 |
Bald Knob Ridge
Trail
USFS Trail. Virgin red spruce and Fraser fir. |
2.8 |
Easy |
| 359.8 |
Big Butt Trail
Trail continues on USFS lands. Nice wildflower displays just a short distance
off the Parkway. |
6.2 |
Strenuous |
| Craggy
Gardens area trails |
| 361.2 |
Glassmine Falls
Just a few steps out of the parking area to a 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. Beautiful displays of Catawba
Rhododendron bloom in June. |
0.8 |
Moderate |
| 374.4 |
Rattlesnake Lodge Trail
Woodland walk to old homestead site, now just walls and foundations.
|
0.5 |
Moderate |
| 382.0 |
Mountain-to-Sea
TraiI
MTS Trail (from Folk Art Center to Milepost 365 spring wildflowers and views;
parallels parkway; many accesses). The Mountains to the Sea Trail is a work in
progress that will eventually cross North Carolina from west to east. Many
sections, including most of the mountain portions, are finished. |
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. |
1.1 |
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
360 degree summit view from 5721 ft. mountain. |
1.3 |
Moderate/Strenuous |
| 407.6 |
Buck Springs
Trail
Pisgah Lodge to view. |
1.06 |
Easy/Moderate |
| 408.5 |
Frying Pan
Mountain Trail. To Big Bald. Good wildflower area. Continue on FR 450 to
the fire tower for views. |
2 |
Moderate/Strenuous |
| 417.0 |
East Fork Trail
USFS trail access to Shining Rock WildernessTrail System. |
0.1 |
Easy/Moderate |
| 418.8 |
Graveyard Fields
Loop Trail
Loop by a stream with several waterfalls. |
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 |
Moderate/Strenuous |
| 427.6 |
Bear Pen Gap
Trail
Access to Mountains-to-Sea Trail. |
0.2 |
Easy |
| 431.0 |
Richland Balsam
Trail
Self-guiding loop through spruce-fir forest near the highest point on the
Parkway. |
1.5 |
Moderate |
| 433.8 |
Roy Taylor
Overlook Trail Paved trail to overlook. |
0.1 |
Easy |
| 451.2 |
Waterrock Knob
Trail
Summit view. |
1.2 |
Moderate/Strenuous |
