Allegheny Trail

Price Lake Loop-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 296.7

Price Lake Loop-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 296.7

Trail head: Milepost 296.7 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 2 miles Duration: 56 minutes Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: The Price Lake loop trail is part of the Julian Price memorial park trails. From the Parking lot at the front of the lake at milepost...

Linville Falls Erwin’s View Trail- Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 316.4

Linville Falls Erwin’s View Trail- Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 316.4

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...

Crabtree Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 339.5

Crabtree Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 339.5

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...

Linn Cove Viaduct-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 304-Tanawha Trail

Linn Cove Viaduct-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 304-Tanawha Trail

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...

Flat Rock Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Flat Rock Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Trail head: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 30 minutes Skill Level: Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: If you are looking to stretch your legs a bit from a long Blue Ridge Parkway Ride , this is the trail for you. At milepost 308.2 off...

Bass Lake-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blowing Rock

Bass Lake-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blowing Rock

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...

Rough Ridge Overlook-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 302.8

Rough Ridge Overlook-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 302.8

Trail head: Milepost 302.8 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 1 mile Duration: 2 hrs Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: Rough Ridge Overlook and Trail starts at the bottom of the Blue Ridge Parkway, just South of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is a major...

Glassmine Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 361.2

Glassmine Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 361.2

Trail head: Milepost 361.2 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.1 miles Duration: 1 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: When you park at the Blue Ridge Parkway overlook. Get out of the car and walk up the little hill on the path. Once you get to the top you will see the...

Craggy Gardens & Pinnacle-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 364

Craggy Gardens & Pinnacle-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 364

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...

Mount Mitchell Lookout Tower-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 355.4

Mount Mitchell Lookout Tower-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 355.4

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...

The Appalachian Trail

Price Lake Loop-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 296.7

Price Lake Loop-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 296.7

Trail head: Milepost 296.7 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 2 miles Duration: 56 minutes Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: The Price Lake loop trail is part of the Julian Price memorial park trails. From the Parking lot at the front of the lake at milepost...

Linville Falls Erwin’s View Trail- Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 316.4

Linville Falls Erwin’s View Trail- Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 316.4

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...

Crabtree Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 339.5

Crabtree Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 339.5

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...

Linn Cove Viaduct-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 304-Tanawha Trail

Linn Cove Viaduct-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 304-Tanawha Trail

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...

Flat Rock Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Flat Rock Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Trail head: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 30 minutes Skill Level: Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: If you are looking to stretch your legs a bit from a long Blue Ridge Parkway Ride , this is the trail for you. At milepost 308.2 off...

Bass Lake-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blowing Rock

Bass Lake-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blowing Rock

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...

Rough Ridge Overlook-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 302.8

Rough Ridge Overlook-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 302.8

Trail head: Milepost 302.8 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 1 mile Duration: 2 hrs Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: Rough Ridge Overlook and Trail starts at the bottom of the Blue Ridge Parkway, just South of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is a major...

Glassmine Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 361.2

Glassmine Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 361.2

Trail head: Milepost 361.2 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.1 miles Duration: 1 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: When you park at the Blue Ridge Parkway overlook. Get out of the car and walk up the little hill on the path. Once you get to the top you will see the...

Craggy Gardens & Pinnacle-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 364

Craggy Gardens & Pinnacle-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 364

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...

Mount Mitchell Lookout Tower-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 355.4

Mount Mitchell Lookout Tower-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 355.4

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...

The Continental Divide Trail

Price Lake Loop-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 296.7

Price Lake Loop-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 296.7

Trail head: Milepost 296.7 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 2 miles Duration: 56 minutes Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: The Price Lake loop trail is part of the Julian Price memorial park trails. From the Parking lot at the front of the lake at milepost...

Linville Falls Erwin’s View Trail- Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 316.4

Linville Falls Erwin’s View Trail- Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 316.4

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...

Crabtree Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 339.5

Crabtree Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 339.5

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...

Linn Cove Viaduct-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 304-Tanawha Trail

Linn Cove Viaduct-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 304-Tanawha Trail

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...

Flat Rock Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Flat Rock Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Trail head: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 30 minutes Skill Level: Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: If you are looking to stretch your legs a bit from a long Blue Ridge Parkway Ride , this is the trail for you. At milepost 308.2 off...

Bass Lake-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blowing Rock

Bass Lake-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blowing Rock

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...

Rough Ridge Overlook-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 302.8

Rough Ridge Overlook-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 302.8

Trail head: Milepost 302.8 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 1 mile Duration: 2 hrs Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: Rough Ridge Overlook and Trail starts at the bottom of the Blue Ridge Parkway, just South of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is a major...

Glassmine Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 361.2

Glassmine Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 361.2

Trail head: Milepost 361.2 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.1 miles Duration: 1 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: When you park at the Blue Ridge Parkway overlook. Get out of the car and walk up the little hill on the path. Once you get to the top you will see the...

Craggy Gardens & Pinnacle-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 364

Craggy Gardens & Pinnacle-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 364

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...

Mount Mitchell Lookout Tower-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 355.4

Mount Mitchell Lookout Tower-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 355.4

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...

Pacific Crest Trail

Price Lake Loop-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 296.7

Price Lake Loop-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 296.7

Trail head: Milepost 296.7 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 2 miles Duration: 56 minutes Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: The Price Lake loop trail is part of the Julian Price memorial park trails. From the Parking lot at the front of the lake at milepost...

Linville Falls Erwin’s View Trail- Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 316.4

Linville Falls Erwin’s View Trail- Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 316.4

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...

Crabtree Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 339.5

Crabtree Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 339.5

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...

Linn Cove Viaduct-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 304-Tanawha Trail

Linn Cove Viaduct-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 304-Tanawha Trail

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...

Flat Rock Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Flat Rock Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 308

Trail head: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 30 minutes Skill Level: Easy/Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: If you are looking to stretch your legs a bit from a long Blue Ridge Parkway Ride , this is the trail for you. At milepost 308.2 off...

Bass Lake-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blowing Rock

Bass Lake-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blowing Rock

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...

Rough Ridge Overlook-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 302.8

Rough Ridge Overlook-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 302.8

Trail head: Milepost 302.8 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 1 mile Duration: 2 hrs Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: Rough Ridge Overlook and Trail starts at the bottom of the Blue Ridge Parkway, just South of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is a major...

Glassmine Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 361.2

Glassmine Falls-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 361.2

Trail head: Milepost 361.2 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.1 miles Duration: 1 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: When you park at the Blue Ridge Parkway overlook. Get out of the car and walk up the little hill on the path. Once you get to the top you will see the...

Craggy Gardens & Pinnacle-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 364

Craggy Gardens & Pinnacle-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 364

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...

Mount Mitchell Lookout Tower-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 355.4

Mount Mitchell Lookout Tower-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 355.4

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...

Devil’s Courthouse Trail

Devil’s Courthouse Trail

Milepost 422.4
Distance: 1.0 mile out and back from the parking area.
Difficulty: Strenuous
Elevation Gain : 258 feet
Trailhead: Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 422.4, park at the Devil’s Courthouse Overlook

Elevation: 5720′

Tips:

This is a family friendly hike for children over 5. It is a very steep incline for adults.

Sneakers or hiking shoes

Definitely bring a camera or video camcorder the views are like a painting.

Park you car at the overlook. When looking up at the rock face sometimes you can see some tiny hikers at the top viewing area. Follow the paved pathway parallel with the Blue Ridge Parkway towards the tunnel and enter the woods. Get ready to climb almost straight up at a very steep incline. There is a bench in the left half way up. Then the pathway turns to a wall enclosed viewing area with spectacular mountain views. Looking to the East is the Carolina Piedmont. The view to the West is the Shining Rock Wilderness

Crag Way Trail Loop-Grandfather Mountain-Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 299.9

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 the Moses Cone Memorial Park Trail system. The hike is about one mile in length but is a beautiful walk around the lake during any season. This hiking trail is a great stretch your legs type of hike after you have been driving in the car all day. Pets are welcomed on this trail but must be on a leash. I would definitely recommend this hike during the fall season for a brisk walk and great picture taking.


Tips:

  • Make sure you have comfortable hiking shoes
  • You must sign your name to the Grandfather Mountain List for the Ranger
  • Bring plenty of water at least 2 bottles and a back pack

Bass Lake Loop Trail Map


Photo Gallery

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Video View From Flat Rock View on Grandfather Mountain