Allegheny Trail

Fort Loudon Vonore TN Walking History Trail

Fort Loudon Vonore TN Walking History Trail

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 forts across...

Figure 8 Loop Trail-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Figure 8 Loop Trail-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Trail head: Milepost 293-295 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.4 miles Duration: 12 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Arrive at Mose Cone Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Head down the stairs to the parkway craft center. Go past the Moses Cone home on the right...

Tate Evans Park-Elk Creek-Banner Elk NC

Tate Evans Park-Elk Creek-Banner Elk NC

Trail head: Banner Elk, North Carolina Distance: 0.3 miles Duration: 7 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Tate Evans Park located next to town hall in Banner Elk North Carolina is one of the most relaxing parks I have ever been to and has everything for everyone,...

Chestoa View Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 320

Chestoa View Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 320

Trail head: Milepost 320 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 46 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: On the Blue Ridge Parkway  at milepost 320 you will see a sign for Chestoa View Parking. Get out park your car, and you will see the trail head in front of...

Cascades Trail-E.B. Jeffress Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 271.9

Cascades Trail-E.B. Jeffress Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 271.9

Trail head: Milepost 271.9 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.9 miles Duration: 55 minutes Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trail Overview: Trail head starts off at the E.B.Jeffress Park overlook at milepost 271.9 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Past the bathrooms and down the...

Tomkins Knob Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 273

Tomkins Knob Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 273

Trail head: Milepost 273 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.7 miles Duration: 20 minutes Skill Level: Easy / Moderate Hiking Trail Overview: Tomkins Knob Hiking Trail is a good extra hike to add onto the Cascades Falls Trail at EB Jeffress Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway....

Glen Burney Trail-Blowing Rock NC Waterfalls

Glen Burney Trail-Blowing Rock NC Waterfalls

Trail head: Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC Distance: 1.2 miles Duration: 1 hr Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: The trail head is just past the Broyhill Park in Blowing Rock North Carolina. This hikes starts down a road then crosses a stream to...

Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC

Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC

Trail head: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 18 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Park in the town parking lot  and continue around the lake sidewalks. Tips: Water bottle Regular shoes or sneakers would be fine for this hike Would recommend...

Green Knob Trail-Julian Price Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9

Green Knob Trail-Julian Price Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9

Trail head: Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9 Distance: 2 miles Duration: 1 hour Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: Drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway to milepost 295.9 and park in the overlook. There is a small lake called Sims Pond, and waterfall here and a...

Cold Prong Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 299

Cold Prong Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 299

Trail head: Milepost 299 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.4 miles Duration: 17 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Cold Prong Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway is a small loop for beginner hikers. Almost all of the hike is flat. You start at the overlook parking lot, and...

The Appalachian Trail

Fort Loudon Vonore TN Walking History Trail

Fort Loudon Vonore TN Walking History Trail

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 forts across...

Figure 8 Loop Trail-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Figure 8 Loop Trail-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Trail head: Milepost 293-295 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.4 miles Duration: 12 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Arrive at Mose Cone Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Head down the stairs to the parkway craft center. Go past the Moses Cone home on the right...

Tate Evans Park-Elk Creek-Banner Elk NC

Tate Evans Park-Elk Creek-Banner Elk NC

Trail head: Banner Elk, North Carolina Distance: 0.3 miles Duration: 7 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Tate Evans Park located next to town hall in Banner Elk North Carolina is one of the most relaxing parks I have ever been to and has everything for everyone,...

Chestoa View Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 320

Chestoa View Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 320

Trail head: Milepost 320 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 46 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: On the Blue Ridge Parkway  at milepost 320 you will see a sign for Chestoa View Parking. Get out park your car, and you will see the trail head in front of...

Cascades Trail-E.B. Jeffress Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 271.9

Cascades Trail-E.B. Jeffress Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 271.9

Trail head: Milepost 271.9 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.9 miles Duration: 55 minutes Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trail Overview: Trail head starts off at the E.B.Jeffress Park overlook at milepost 271.9 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Past the bathrooms and down the...

Tomkins Knob Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 273

Tomkins Knob Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 273

Trail head: Milepost 273 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.7 miles Duration: 20 minutes Skill Level: Easy / Moderate Hiking Trail Overview: Tomkins Knob Hiking Trail is a good extra hike to add onto the Cascades Falls Trail at EB Jeffress Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway....

Glen Burney Trail-Blowing Rock NC Waterfalls

Glen Burney Trail-Blowing Rock NC Waterfalls

Trail head: Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC Distance: 1.2 miles Duration: 1 hr Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: The trail head is just past the Broyhill Park in Blowing Rock North Carolina. This hikes starts down a road then crosses a stream to...

Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC

Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC

Trail head: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 18 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Park in the town parking lot  and continue around the lake sidewalks. Tips: Water bottle Regular shoes or sneakers would be fine for this hike Would recommend...

Green Knob Trail-Julian Price Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9

Green Knob Trail-Julian Price Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9

Trail head: Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9 Distance: 2 miles Duration: 1 hour Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: Drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway to milepost 295.9 and park in the overlook. There is a small lake called Sims Pond, and waterfall here and a...

Cold Prong Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 299

Cold Prong Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 299

Trail head: Milepost 299 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.4 miles Duration: 17 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Cold Prong Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway is a small loop for beginner hikers. Almost all of the hike is flat. You start at the overlook parking lot, and...

The Continental Divide Trail

Fort Loudon Vonore TN Walking History Trail

Fort Loudon Vonore TN Walking History Trail

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 forts across...

Figure 8 Loop Trail-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Figure 8 Loop Trail-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Trail head: Milepost 293-295 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.4 miles Duration: 12 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Arrive at Mose Cone Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Head down the stairs to the parkway craft center. Go past the Moses Cone home on the right...

Tate Evans Park-Elk Creek-Banner Elk NC

Tate Evans Park-Elk Creek-Banner Elk NC

Trail head: Banner Elk, North Carolina Distance: 0.3 miles Duration: 7 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Tate Evans Park located next to town hall in Banner Elk North Carolina is one of the most relaxing parks I have ever been to and has everything for everyone,...

Chestoa View Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 320

Chestoa View Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 320

Trail head: Milepost 320 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 46 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: On the Blue Ridge Parkway  at milepost 320 you will see a sign for Chestoa View Parking. Get out park your car, and you will see the trail head in front of...

Cascades Trail-E.B. Jeffress Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 271.9

Cascades Trail-E.B. Jeffress Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 271.9

Trail head: Milepost 271.9 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.9 miles Duration: 55 minutes Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trail Overview: Trail head starts off at the E.B.Jeffress Park overlook at milepost 271.9 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Past the bathrooms and down the...

Tomkins Knob Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 273

Tomkins Knob Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 273

Trail head: Milepost 273 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.7 miles Duration: 20 minutes Skill Level: Easy / Moderate Hiking Trail Overview: Tomkins Knob Hiking Trail is a good extra hike to add onto the Cascades Falls Trail at EB Jeffress Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway....

Glen Burney Trail-Blowing Rock NC Waterfalls

Glen Burney Trail-Blowing Rock NC Waterfalls

Trail head: Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC Distance: 1.2 miles Duration: 1 hr Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: The trail head is just past the Broyhill Park in Blowing Rock North Carolina. This hikes starts down a road then crosses a stream to...

Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC

Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC

Trail head: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 18 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Park in the town parking lot  and continue around the lake sidewalks. Tips: Water bottle Regular shoes or sneakers would be fine for this hike Would recommend...

Green Knob Trail-Julian Price Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9

Green Knob Trail-Julian Price Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9

Trail head: Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9 Distance: 2 miles Duration: 1 hour Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: Drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway to milepost 295.9 and park in the overlook. There is a small lake called Sims Pond, and waterfall here and a...

Cold Prong Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 299

Cold Prong Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 299

Trail head: Milepost 299 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.4 miles Duration: 17 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Cold Prong Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway is a small loop for beginner hikers. Almost all of the hike is flat. You start at the overlook parking lot, and...

Pacific Crest Trail

Fort Loudon Vonore TN Walking History Trail

Fort Loudon Vonore TN Walking History Trail

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 forts across...

Figure 8 Loop Trail-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Figure 8 Loop Trail-Moses Cone Memorial Park-Blue Ridge Parkway

Trail head: Milepost 293-295 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.4 miles Duration: 12 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Arrive at Mose Cone Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Head down the stairs to the parkway craft center. Go past the Moses Cone home on the right...

Tate Evans Park-Elk Creek-Banner Elk NC

Tate Evans Park-Elk Creek-Banner Elk NC

Trail head: Banner Elk, North Carolina Distance: 0.3 miles Duration: 7 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Tate Evans Park located next to town hall in Banner Elk North Carolina is one of the most relaxing parks I have ever been to and has everything for everyone,...

Chestoa View Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 320

Chestoa View Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 320

Trail head: Milepost 320 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 46 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: On the Blue Ridge Parkway  at milepost 320 you will see a sign for Chestoa View Parking. Get out park your car, and you will see the trail head in front of...

Cascades Trail-E.B. Jeffress Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 271.9

Cascades Trail-E.B. Jeffress Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 271.9

Trail head: Milepost 271.9 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.9 miles Duration: 55 minutes Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trail Overview: Trail head starts off at the E.B.Jeffress Park overlook at milepost 271.9 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Past the bathrooms and down the...

Tomkins Knob Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 273

Tomkins Knob Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 273

Trail head: Milepost 273 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.7 miles Duration: 20 minutes Skill Level: Easy / Moderate Hiking Trail Overview: Tomkins Knob Hiking Trail is a good extra hike to add onto the Cascades Falls Trail at EB Jeffress Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway....

Glen Burney Trail-Blowing Rock NC Waterfalls

Glen Burney Trail-Blowing Rock NC Waterfalls

Trail head: Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC Distance: 1.2 miles Duration: 1 hr Skill Level: Moderate/Strenuous Hiking Trails Overview: The trail head is just past the Broyhill Park in Blowing Rock North Carolina. This hikes starts down a road then crosses a stream to...

Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC

Broyhill Park Blowing Rock NC

Trail head: Blowing Rock, North Carolina Distance: 0.6 miles Duration: 18 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Park in the town parking lot  and continue around the lake sidewalks. Tips: Water bottle Regular shoes or sneakers would be fine for this hike Would recommend...

Green Knob Trail-Julian Price Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9

Green Knob Trail-Julian Price Park-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9

Trail head: Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 295.9 Distance: 2 miles Duration: 1 hour Skill Level: Moderate Hiking Trails Overview: Drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway to milepost 295.9 and park in the overlook. There is a small lake called Sims Pond, and waterfall here and a...

Cold Prong Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 299

Cold Prong Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 299

Trail head: Milepost 299 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 0.4 miles Duration: 17 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: Cold Prong Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway is a small loop for beginner hikers. Almost all of the hike is flat. You start at the overlook parking lot, and...

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


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Video View From Flat Rock View on Grandfather Mountain