Hiking

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The Trails by the Numbers! 

• 217.5  Cumberland Knob Trail (ideal lazy-day walk) Cumberland Knob info & map, 0.5 Easy
• 217.5  Gully Creek Trail (rewarding loop that meanders by stream), 2 Strenuous
• 218.6  Fox Hunters Paradise Trail (view), 0.2  Easy
• 230.1  Little Glade Millpond (easy loop stroll around pond), 0.4  Easy
• 238.5  Cedar Ridge Trail (great for day hike; vistas and forests) Doughton Park info & map, 4.2  Moderate 
• 244.7  Bluff Mountain Trail (parallels Parkway to  244.7), 7.5  Moderate
• 241       Fodder Stack Trail (great variety of plants), 2.89 Strenuous
• 243.7 Grassy Gap Fire Road (wide enough for side-by-side hiking), 6.5 Moderate
  243.7 Basin Creek Trail (access from back-country campground), 3.3  Moderate
• 244.7 Flat Rock Ridge Trail (forest path with vistas), 5.0  Moderate
• 260.3 Jumping off Rocks Trail (forest path to vista), 1.0  Easy
• 264.4 The Lump Trail (to hilltop view), 0.3  Easy
• 271.9 Cascades Trail (self-guiding loop to view of falls), 0.5  Moderate
• 272.5 Tompkins Knob Trail (to Jesse Brown Cabin), 0.6 , Easy
• 294 Rich Mountain Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail Moses Cone Memorial Park info & map, 3 Moderate
  294 Flat Top Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail, 3  Moderate
  294 Watkins Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail, 3.3  Easy/Moderate
  294 Black Bottom Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail, 0.5  Easy
  294 Bass Lake Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail, 1.7  Easy
  294 Deer Park Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail, 0.8 Moderate
  294 Maze Carriage Horse & Hiking Trail, 2.3  Moderate
  294 Duncan Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail, 2.5  Moderate
  294 Rock Creek Bridge Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail, 1.0 Easy
• 294.1 Figure 8 Trail (short, self-guiding loop nature trail), 0.7 Easy
• 294.6 Trout Lake Hiking & Horse Trail (loop), 1.0 Easy
• 295.9 Green Knob Trail (to Green Knob) Julian Price Park info & map, 2.3  Moderate/Strenuous
• 296.4 Boone Fork Trail (stream, forest, and meadows), 4.9 Moderate/Strenuous
• 297  Price Lake Loop Trail (loop around Price Lake) 2.3 miles, moderate
• 302.8   Rough Ridge 1/3 mile to wonderful views on a boardwalk atop a rocky ridge. Tanawha Trail. 
• 304.4   Linn Cove Viaduct Visitor Center and Tanawha Trail. 
• 305.2   Beacon Heights Trail,, one mile roundtrip with panoramic views from a rock face mountaintop. Tanawha Trail.  
• 308.2    Flat Rock Trail (self-guiding loop) 0.63 Easy  
• 316.4    Linville Falls Trail: A trail through rare virgin forest. Balcony views of the Falls and the incredibly carved gorge. Labeled trail aids. 0.8 mile Moderate  
• 316.4    Linville Gorge Trail: View of lower Falls. 0.5 Strenuous. Read more about Linville Gorge. 
• 316.4    Duggers Creek Trail: Loop to view of Duggers Falls. 0.25 Easy  
• 316.5    Linville River Bridge Trail: Leg stretcher to view of unusual bridge. 0.1 Easy 
•  320.8    Chestoa View Trail: 30-minute loop to vista. 0.6 Easy  
• 339.5     Crabtree Falls Loop Trail: Loop to view of Falls.  2.6 Strenuous 
• 344.1    Woods Mountain Trail: USFS trail. 10.6  Moderate/Strenuous  
• 350.4    Green Knob Lookout Tower. A lookout tower with 360 degree views is a 1/2 mile hike. Moderate/Strenuous  
• 351.9    Deep Gap Trail: USFS trail. 0.2 Easy 355.0    Bald Knob Ridge Trail: USFS Trail. Virgin red spruce and Fraser fir. 2.8 Easy  
• 355.4    Mt. Mitchell State Park  add  Mt. Craig 
• 359.8    Big Butt Trail: Trail continues on USFS lands. Nice wildflower displays just a short distance off the Parkway. 6.2 Strenuous  
• 361.2    Glassmine Falls: Just a few steps out of the parking area to a view of Falls. 0.05 Moderate  
• 364.2    Craggy Pinnacle Trail: To panoramic view. 0.7 Moderate  
• 364.6    Craggy Gardens Trail: First portion is self-guiding nature trail. Beautiful displays of Catawba Rhododendron bloom in June. 0.8 Moderate  
• 374.4    Rattlesnake Lodge Trail: Woodland walk to old homestead site, now just walls and foundations.  0.5 Moderate  
• 382.0    Mountain-to-Sea Trail: MTS Trail (from Folk Art Center to Milepost 365 spring wildflowers and views; parallels parkway; many accesses). The Mountains to the Sea Trail is a work in progress that will eventually cross North Carolina from west to east. Many sections, including most of the mountain portions, are finished. 7.5 Moderate  
• 393.7    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Bent Creek-Walnut Cove  3.1 Strenuous  
• 396.4    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Walnut Cove-Sleepy Gap.  1.7 Moderate  
• 397.3    Grassy Knob Trail: Steep trail to USFS area. 0.9 Strenuous 
• 397.3    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Sleepy Gap-Chestnut Cove. 0.7 Moderate 
• 398.3    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Chestnut Cove-Bent Creek Gap. 2.8 Strenuous  
• 400.3    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Bent Creek Gap-Beaver Dam Gap. 1.9 Moderate  
• 401.7    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Beaver Dam Gap-Stoney Bald. 0.9 Moderate  
• 402.6    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Stoney Bald-Big Ridge. 1.2 Strenuous  
• 403.6    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Big Ridge-Mills River Valley. 1.1 Moderate/Strenuous  
• 404.5    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Mills River Valley-Elk Pasture Gap. 1.2 Strenuous   
• 405.5    Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail: Elk Pasture Gap-Mt. Pisgah. 1.7 Strenuous  
• 407.6    Mt. Pisgah Trail: 360 degree summit view from 5721 ft. mountain. 1.3 Moderate/Strenuous  
• 407.6    Buck Springs Trail: Pisgah Lodge to view. 1.06 Easy/Moderate  
• 408.5    Frying Pan Mountain Trail: To Big Bald. Good wildflower area. Continue on FR 450 to the fire tower for views. 2 Moderate/Strenuous  
• 417.0    East Fork Trail: USFS trail access to Shining Rock WildernessTrail System. 0.1 Easy/Moderate  
• 418.8    Graveyard Fields Loop Trail: Loop by a stream with several waterfalls.  2.3 Moderate  419.4    John Rock Trail: Leg stretcher to view. 0.1 Easy 
• 420.2    Black Balsam Bald  
• 422.4    Devil's Courthouse Trail: Panoramic summit view.  0.4 Moderate/Strenuous 
• 427.6    Bear Pen Gap Trail: Access to Mountains-to-Sea Trail. 0.2 Easy  
• 431.0    Richland Balsam Trail: Self-guiding loop through spruce-fir forest near the highest point on the Parkway. 1.5 Moderate  
• 433.8    Roy Taylor Overlook Trail Paved trail to overlook. 0.1 Easy 
• 451.2    Waterrock Knob Trail: Summit view. 1.2 Moderate/Strenuous  

*Shut-In trail is when you have to drop one car off at the end of the trail and leave one car at the beginning of the trail for a one-way hike.

*MTS trail - Mountain to Sea trail is NC's state hiking trail. It stretches 1175 miles from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks, stopping at many of our state’s most beautiful places along the way.