Allegheny Trail

Mose Cone Park Carriage Trails-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Mose Cone Park Carriage Trails-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Trail head: Milepost Blue Ridge Parkway, Moses Cone Manor Distance: 5.8 miles Duration: 2 hours Skill Level: Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: Tips: Take a few bottles of water Wear walking, running or hiking shoes Be careful and courteous to Horses passing by...

Fox Hunters Paradise-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 218.6

Fox Hunters Paradise-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 218.6

Trail head: Norville Crags, North Carolina Distance: 0.2 miles Duration: 12 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Fox Hunter's Paradise is an overlook located off the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 218.6. This overlook is very wide and gives a great view from the...

Jumpingoff Rocks-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 260.3

Jumpingoff Rocks-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 260.3

Trail head: Obids, North Carolina Distance: 0.9 miles Duration: 29 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Jumpinoff Rocks Overlook is located on the right side of the Blue Ridge parkway while driving North at milepost 260.3. This is a great 1.0 mile hike to park in the...

Rich Mountain Carriage-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Rich Mountain Carriage-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Trip Location: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Length: 3.5 miles Duration: 2 hours Overview: This is one of the many longer hikes in Blowing Rock North Carolina. This hike is attached to the Moses Cone Memorial Park trail system called the Rich Mountain Carriage Trail....

Flat Top Tower-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Flat Top Tower-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Trip Location: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Length: 4.7 miles Duration: 2 hours Overview: Flat Top Tower I have heard of before, but soon realized it was part of the Moses Cone Memorial Park Trail system off the Blue Ridge Parkway. I would put this up there as one of...

Lover’s Leap Trail Hot Springs, NC

Lover’s Leap Trail Hot Springs, NC

Lover’s Leap Trail Hike located in Hot Springs, NC is part of the Appalachian Trail and a 1.6 mile loop. From the Silvermine Trailhead walk down the road and get on the Appalachian Trail (white blazes) along the French Broad River. After about 0.5 mile the trail...

Beacon Heights-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 305

Beacon Heights-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 305

Trail head: Milepost 305 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.4 miles Duration: 17 minutes Skill Level: Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: Near Grandfather mountain at milepost 305 is the trail head for this great hike. At the trail head park your car in the lot, and...

Little Glade Mill Pond – Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 230.1

Little Glade Mill Pond – Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 230.1

Trail head: Milepost 299 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.2 miles Duration: 6 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Little Glade Mill Pond-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 230.1 is about 0.2 miles long and located near Cherry Lane, North Carolina. The trail is great for hiking...

Looking Glass Falls-Pisgah National Forest-Brevard NC

Looking Glass Falls-Pisgah National Forest-Brevard NC

Trail head: Millbrook Estates, North Carolina Distance: 0.01 miles Duration: 1 minute Skill Level: Easy Overview: On your way to Brevard North Carolina on highway 64 there is an intersection whereabouts you take a left to Brevard on route 276 or  to go into the Pisgah...

Mount Jefferson State Park Hiking Trails-Ashe County-West Jefferson, NC

Mount Jefferson State Park Hiking Trails-Ashe County-West Jefferson, NC

Trail head: West Jefferson, North Carolina Distance: 1.7 miles Duration: 1 hour Skill Level: Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: Mount Jefferson State Park Hiking Trails is located in West Jefferson North Carolina. The trail takes you from the parking lot where you...