Hiking Trails By Difficulty in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Easy Hiking Trails

Moderate / Strenuos Hiking Trails

Strenuos Hiking Trails

Moderate Hiking Trails

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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.To...

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 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

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

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

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

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...

The Lump Trail-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 264.4

Trail head: Walsh, North Carolina Distance: 0.2 miles Duration: 9 minutes Skill Level: Easy Overview: The Lump Trail is located at milepost 264.4 off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Lump Trail is an extremely short hike up the adjacent hill behind the fence and is 0.3...

Gully Creek Trail-Cumberland Knob-Blue Ridge Parkway-Milepost 217.5

Trail head: Milepost 299 Blue Ridge Parkway Distance: 2.1 miles Duration: 2 hrs Skill Level: Very Strenous Overview: Gully Creek Trail starts at the Blue Ridge Visitor Center, Cumberland Knob, at milepost 217.5 off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Go past the visitor...