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Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway Guide Book

by Randy Johnson (Falcon Publishing)
Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway

310pp/photos/topo maps
ISBN: 0762711051

Stop your car, lace up your boots, and experience the best trails in the national forests, state parks, and private preserves that line the Blue Ridge Parkway. From the southern end of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, this single-volume solution for the serious explorer points the way to the best of the 469-mile Parkway's outdoor experiences. Author Randy Johnson leads you past historic homesteads and landmark sites, through multiday explorations of isolated wilderness enclaves, and up to some of the East's highest peaks, offering insights into Southern Appalachia's unique cultural heritage and showcasing the natural beauty that makes this scenic roadway a historical and national treasure.

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... Preview: Two scenic, well maintained National Recreation Trails; one leads to Apple Orchard Falls, and the other forms a waterfall circuit of which the Forest Service is justly proud. Some trails in this area ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Buchanan, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 17.9 miles
... Preview: A short and popular leg-stretcher with spectacular views of Grandfather Mountain and its nearly vertical-mile drop to the Piedmont. By adding either short or long stretches of the Mountains-to-Sea Tra ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Linville, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 1.1 miles
... Preview: A scenic trail made all the more fascinating by the fact that the area shows significant evidence of a recent forest fire. In late 2001 a substantial fire burned this part of the Parkway and adjoining ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Roanoke, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 1 miles
... Preview: From a popular roadside viewpoint, a quiet path leads away to a nearby flat-topped knoll with a few good views. From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Crossnore, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.8 miles
... Preview: One of the South’s best waterfall walks also has barrier-free access. Various publications describe this falls as “the highest in Eastern America,” the “highest in Virginia,” and the “highest in the V ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Buena Vista, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 6 miles (About Top Trails)
... Preview: Though only 253 acres, Crabtree Meadows Recreation Area, flanking Milepost 339, is a small but compelling scenic enclave on the Parkway. One of the high road’s best waterfalls is here, as are a campgr ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Spruce Pine, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.5 miles
... Preview: How can names like Craggy Gardens, Craggy Dome, and Craggy Pinnacle not be magnets for hikers? Visible from almost any corner of northwest North Carolina, these barren crests of the Craggy Mountains o ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Asheville, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 1.4 miles
... Preview: Not far south of the Virginia–North Carolina line—where the Park Service has painted a state line across the road—an appropriately placed historic marker calls the Parkway “the first rural national pa ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Galax, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 2.5 miles
... Preview: A short, steep climb to a spectacular viewpoint with devices for sighting distant peaks. This is a popular peregrine falcon viewing area. Before you hit the trail, look across the drop-off east of the ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Brevard, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 1 miles
... Preview: After the Parkway’s gradual ascent south over the pastoral rolling scenery to the Virginia state line, North Carolina’s Doughton Park signals the road’s return to higher country. Doughton Park rears t ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Laurel Springs, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 10 miles
... Preview: A rugged and steeply descending trail to a significant waterfall and a good campsite in an inspiring virgin forest. Craggy Gardens may be high and almost alpine, but one of the area’s best hikes plumm ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Asheville, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 7.2 miles
... Preview: One of the Parkway’s best self-guiding interpretive trails and evocative artifacts of human habitation make Jeffress Park a truly wonderful stop for hikers. In 1933 E. B. Jeffress, chairman of the Nor ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Boone, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 1 miles
... Preview: An educational trail with natural history interpretive signs as well as sighting devices to help identify noteworthy nearby summits; good distant views. Here’s a rare hike—one not to miss for serious ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Linville, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.7 miles
... Preview: Grandfather Mountain is a rocky, spectacular summit known to tourists for great views from its privately owned road and Mile-High Swinging Bridge. The peak is one of the region’s premier natural areas ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Linville, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 4.8 miles
... Preview: A loop that reaches two waterfalls and explores a high, alpine-like valley. A second circuit involves a new portion of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Hikes on the well-maintained but heavily traveled Gra ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Brevard, NC - Hiking - Trail Length: 9.5 miles
... Preview: Take this twenty-minute self-guiding loop trail to learn about the geology of the northern Blue Ridge and see how mountaineers used their most abundant resource— rock—to wrest a living from harsh surr ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Waynesboro, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.2 miles
... Preview: Not 5 miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s first Milepost, the Humpback Rocks Recreation Area provides a perfect introduction to the cultural and natural riches of this linear park. An interpretive ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Waynesboro, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 2 miles
... Preview: Parents with children will like the hands-on experience that Indian Rocks gives to young mountain climbers. From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Buena Vista, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.3 miles
... Preview: The 9,000-acre James River Face Wilderness is a rugged and scenic area that clings to the cliffs where the mighty James River breaks through the Blue Ridge. Designated in 1975, Virginia’s first wilder ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Glasgow, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 9.6 miles
... Preview: For all the might of the mountains, the sight of Virginia’s biggest river flowing placidly through the breach is sure to impress. Trails on the Blue Ridge Parkway and in the James River Face Wildernes ... From the guidebook "Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway"
Glasgow, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 0.5 miles

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