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Blue Ridge Parkway (Highlands District)

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Recommended Routes in Blue Ridge Parkway (Highlands District) - 3

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Favorite Looking across the field to Grandfather Mountain.
Intermediate Intermediate

Green Knob Trail

2.1 mi 3.4 km 464' Up 141.53 m Up 463' Down 141.17 m Down

Blowing…, NC
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Favorite Steps on path.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Price Lake Loop

2.3 mi 3.8 km 90' Up 27.29 m Up 90' Down 27.48 m Down

Blowing…, NC
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Favorite Pisgah Paradise
Difficult Difficult

China Creek / Thunderhole Loop

6.7 mi 10.7 km 1,922' Up 585.95 m Up 1,913' Down 583.22 m Down

Blowing…, NC
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Blue Ridge Parkway (Highlands District) Running

  • 30 Miles 48 Kilometers of Trail
  • 3 Recommended Routes
  • 8 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 5 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 2 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in Blue Ridge Parkway (Highlands District) - 12

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5.4 mi 8.7 km #1Boone Fork Trail
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Blowing Rock, NC
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Blowing Rock, NC 72 
2.4 mi 3.9 km #2Flat Top Trail
Intermediate Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
Intermediate Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC 29 
5.0 mi 8.1 km #3Rich Mountain Road
Intermediate Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
Intermediate Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
2.2 mi 3.6 km #4The Maze
Easy Easy
Blowing Rock, NC
Easy Easy
Blowing Rock, NC 12 
1.0 mi 1.6 km #5Bass Lake Loop
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
2.5 mi 4.0 km #6Duncan Road
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
1.2 mi 2.0 km #7Deer Park Road
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
4.0 mi 6.4 km #8Watkins Road
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
Blowing Rock, NC
0.8 mi 1.3 km #9Black Bottom Road
Easy Easy
Blowing Rock, NC
Easy Easy
Blowing Rock, NC
4.0 mi 6.4 km #10China Camp Trail
Difficult Difficult
Blowing Rock, NC
Difficult Difficult
Blowing Rock, NC
0.8 mi 1.3 km #11May View Road
Easy Easy
Blowing Rock, NC
Easy Easy
Blowing Rock, NC

Photos of Blue Ridge Parkway (Highlands District) - 28

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Looking across the field to Grandfather Mountain.
Jun 4, 2015 near Blowing…, NC
One of the numerous Bee Tree Creek crossings on the Boone Fork Loop.
Jan 15, 2016 near Foscoe, NC
Autumn sunrise over Trout Lake in Moses H. Cone Memorial Park on MST Segment 5. Photo by Victor Ellison.
Apr 6, 2016 near Blowing…, NC
Boone Fork Creek.
Oct 9, 2016 near Foscoe, NC
Pisgah Paradise
Dec 5, 2016 near Blowing…, NC
Grandfather Mountain as the clouds clear
Sep 26, 2020 near Blowing…, NC
Tall forest in mid-summer, looking uphill on Thunderhole.
Aug 22, 2021 near Blowing…, NC
Steps on path.
Oct 11, 2023 near Blowing…, NC

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