| Milepost |
Name and Description |
Distance |
Difficulty |
Current Conditions |
|
217.5
|
Cumberland Knob Trail (ideal lazy-day walk)
|
.5
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
217.5
|
Gully Creek Trail (rewarding loop that meanders by stream)
|
2.0
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
218.6
|
Fox Hunters Paradise Trail (view)
|
.2
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
230.1
|
Little Glad Millpond (easy loop stroll around pond)
|
.4
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
238.5
|
Cedar Ridge Trail (great for day hike; vistas and forests)
|
4.2
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
238.5
|
Bluff Mountain Trail (parallels Parkway to Milepost 244.7)
|
7.5
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
241.0
|
Fodder Stack Trail (great variety of plants)
|
1.0
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
243.7
|
Grassy Gap Fire Road (wide enough for side-by-side hiking)
|
6.5
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
243.7
|
Basin Creek Trail (access from back-country campground)
|
3.3
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
244.7
|
Flat Rock Ridge Trail (forest path with vistas)
|
5.0
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
260.3
|
Jumpingoff Rocks Trail (forest path to vista)
|
1.0
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
264.4
|
The Lump Trail (to hilltop view)
|
.3
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
271.9
|
Cascades Trail (self-guiding loop to view of falls)
|
.5
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
272.5
|
Tompkins Knob Trail (to Jesse Brown Cabin)
|
.6
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
294.0
|
Rich Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
4.3
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
294.0
|
Flat Top Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
3.0
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
294.0
|
Watkins Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
3.3
|
Easy/Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
294.0
|
Black Bottom Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
.5
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
294.0
|
Bass Lake Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
1.7
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
294.0
|
Deer Park Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
.8
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
294.0
|
Maze Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
2.3
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
294.0
|
Duncan Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
2.5
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
294.0
|
Rock Creek Bridge Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
1.0
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
294.1
|
Figure 8 Trail (short self-guiding loop around nature trail)
|
.7
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
294.6
|
Trout Lake Hiking & Horse Trail (loop)
|
1.0
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
295.9
|
Green Knob Trail (to Green Knob)
|
2.3
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
296.5
|
Boone Fork Trail (stream, forest, and meadows)
|
5.5
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
297.0
|
Price Lake Loop Trail (loop around Price Lake)
|
2.7
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
304.4
|
Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail
|
.2
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
305.2
|
Beacon Heights Trail (10 minutes to view)
|
.2
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
305.5
|
Tanawha Trail (diverse features; parallels Parkway to Price Park)
|
13.5
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
308.2
|
Flat Rock Trail (self-guiding loop)
|
.6
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
315.5
|
Camp Creek Trail (leg stretcher through laurel and rhododendron)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
316.4
|
Linville Falls Trail (view of upper falls)
Access via USFS parking area located on Old NC 105.
|
.8
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
316.4
|
Linville Gorge Trail (view of lower falls)
Trail from plunge basin to overlook and base of waterfall.
Some USFS trails in the Linville Gorge Wilderness area are open. For current status, check the USFS website.
|
.5
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
316.4
|
Duggers Creek Trail (loop to view of Duggers Falls)
|
.25
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
316.5
|
Linville River Bridge Trail (leg stretcher to view of unusual bridge)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
320.8
|
Chestoa View Trail (30-minute loop to vista)
|
.6
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
339.5
|
Crabtree Falls Loop Trail (loop to view of falls)
|
2.5
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
344.1
|
Woods Mountain Trail (trail on adjacent U.S. Forest Service lands)
|
2.0
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
350.4
|
Lost Cove Ridge Trail (trail on adjacent U.S. Forest Service lands)
|
.6
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
351.9
|
Deep Gap Trail (trail on adjacent U.S. Forest Service lands)
|
.2
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
355.0
|
Bald Knob Ridge Trail (trail on adjacent U.S. Forest Service lands)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
359.8
|
Big Butt Trail (trail on adjacent U.S. Forest Service lands)
|
.2
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
361.2
|
Glassmine Falls (view of Falls)
|
.1
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
364.2
|
Craggy Pinnacle Trail (to panoramic view)
|
.7
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
364.6
|
Craggy Gardens Trail (first portion is self-guiding nature trail)
|
.8
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
374.4
|
Rattlesnake Lodge Trail (woodland walk)
|
.5
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
382.0
|
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Folk Art Center to Mount Mitchell; spring wildflowers and views; parallels parkway; many accesses to trail segments)
|
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
384.0
|
Mountains-to-Sea Trail segment at the NPS Asheville Visitor Center
|
1.2
|
Easy/Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
393.7
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Bent Creek-Walnut Cove)
|
3.1
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
396.4
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Walnut Cove-Sleepy Gap)
|
1.7
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
397.3
|
Grassy Knob Trail (steep trail to USFS area)
|
.9
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
397.3
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Sleepy Gap-Chestnut Cove)
|
.7
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
398.3
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Chestnut Cover-Bent Creek Gap)
|
2.8
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
400.3
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountain-to-Sea Trail (Bent Creek Gap-Beaver Dam Gap)
|
1.9
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
401.7
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Beaver Dam Gap-Stoney Bald)
|
.9
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
402.6
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Stoney Bald-Big Ridge)
|
1.2
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
403.6
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Big Ridge-Mills River Valley)
|
1.1
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
404.5
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountain-to-Sea Trail (Mills River Valley-Elk Pasture Gap)
|
1.2
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
405.5
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Elk Pasture Gap-Mt. Pisgah)
|
1.7
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
407.6
|
Mt. Pisgah Trail (summit view)
|
1.3
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
407.6
|
Buck Springs Trail (Pisgah Lodge to view)
|
1.1
|
Easy/Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
408.5
|
Frying Pan Mountain Trail
|
1.1
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
417.0
|
East Fork Trail (USFS, access to Shining Rock Trail System)
|
.1
|
Easy/Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
418.8
|
Graveyard Fields Loop Trail (loop by a stream)
|
2.3
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
419.4
|
John Rock Trail (leg stretcher to view)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
422.4
|
Devil's Courthouse Trail (panoramic summit view)
|
.4
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
|
427.6
|
Bear Pen Gap Trail (access to Mountains-by-the-Sea Trail)
|
.2
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
431.0
|
Richland Balsam Trail (self-guiding loop through spruce-fir forest)
|
1.5
|
Moderate
|
OPEN* |
|
433.8
|
Roy Taylor Overlook Trail (paved trail to overlook)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
OPEN* |
|
451.2
|
Waterrock Knob Trail (summit view)
|
.6
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
OPEN* |
