Hiking Humpback Rocks is a relatively short hike following a 2.0-mile (3.2 km) trail loop. With a roughly 45-minute hike to ascend 740 feet (230 m) to the peak, and a 20-25-minute descent, this ranks as one of the shorter hikes along the Blue Ridge, however it remains one
Read more →Trail Head: Boone Fork Parking Area, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 299.5 GPS: 36.1199, -81.7815 Distance: 3.68 miles Duration: 3 hrs 20 minutes Elevation: 1,056 feet Skill Level: Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: This is a very family walking trail in Blowing Rock North Carolina. It is part of
Read more →Trail Head: Distance: Duration: Skill Level: Overview: Tips: Great hike to stretch your legs after driving Perfect hiking trail for kids and very safe Bring a bottle of water and hiking shoes You could wear sneakers on this hike and be fine as well Map: Photo Gallery
Read more →Trail head: Milepost 316.4 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 1.9 miles Duration: 25 minutes Skill Level: Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: Linville Falls is one of the major attractions along the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 316. Linville falls is located in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina
Read more →Trail head: Milepost 339.5 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 2.6 miles Duration: 2 hrs Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: Tips: Make sure you have comfortable hiking shoes There is a bathroom and a water fountain at the parking lot Waterfall Picture taking bring camera Crabtree Falls Loop
Read more →Trail head: Milepost 304 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: .08 mile Duration: 1 hr Skill Level: Moderate/ Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: Probably one of the most interesting hikes I have been on yet. Starting from the Linn Cove Viaduct Visitor Center milepost 304.6 off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Read more →Trail head: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Distance: 1 mile Duration: 25 minutes Skill Level: Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: This is a very family walking trail in Blowing Rock North Carolina. It is part of the Moses Cone Memorial Park Trail system. The hike is about one mile
Read more →Trail head: Milepost 364 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.9 miles Duration: 60 minutes Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trail Overview: Craggy Gardens and Craggy Pinnacle Trail is one of the most beautiful trails to hike on the Blue Ridge Parkway when the Rhododendrons are blooming forming a canopy
Read more →Trail head: Milepost 355.4 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.5 miles Duration: 6 minutes Skill Level: Moderate / Strenuous Overview: Lofty Mount Mitchell, near Burnsville, North Carolina, rises to an elevation of 6,684 feet and is the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River. The mountain is the
Read more →Trail head: Fort Loudon, Tennessee Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 31 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: On one of my sales trips I wanted to go on a hike and the locals told me to check out Fort Loudon in Tennessee. Being a history buff and seeing many
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