| Milepost |
Name and Description |
Distance |
Difficulty |
Current Conditions |
|
217.5
|
Cumberland Knob Trail (ideal lazy-day walk)
|
.5
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
217.5
|
Gully Creek Trail (rewarding loop that meanders by stream)
|
2.0
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
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
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.0
|
Flat Top Mountain Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
3.0
|
Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.0
|
Watkins Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
3.3
|
Easy/Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.0
|
Black Bottom Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
.5
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.0
|
Bass Lake Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
1.7
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.0
|
Deer Park Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
.8
|
Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.0
|
Maze Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
2.3
|
Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.0
|
Duncan Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
2.5
|
Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.0
|
Rock Creek Bridge Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
1.0
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.1
|
Figure 8 Trail (short self-guiding loop around nature trail)
|
.7
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
294.6
|
Trout Lake Hiking & Horse Trail (loop)
|
1.0
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
295.9
|
Green Knob Trail (to Green Knob)
|
2.3
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
296.5
|
Boone Fork Trail (stream, forest, and meadows)
|
5.5
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
297.0
|
Price Lake Loop Trail (loop around Price Lake)
|
2.7
|
Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
304.4
|
Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail
|
.2
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
305.2
|
Beacon Heights Trail (10 minutes to view)
|
.2
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
305.5
|
Tanawha Trail (diverse features; parallels Parkway to Price Park)
|
13.5
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
308.2
|
Flat Rock Trail (self-guiding loop)
|
.6
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
315.5
|
Camp Creek Trail (leg stretcher through laurel and rhododendron)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
CLOSED |
|
316.4
|
Linville Falls Trail (view of upper falls)
|
.8
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
316.4
|
Linville Gorge Trail (view of lower falls)
|
.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
|
CLOSED |
|
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
|
CLOSED |
|
393.7
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Bent Creek-Walnut Cove)
|
3.1
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
396.4
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Walnut Cove-Sleepy Gap)
|
1.7
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
397.3
|
Grassy Knob Trail (steep trail to USFS area)
|
.9
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
397.3
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Sleepy Gap-Chestnut Cove)
|
.7
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
398.3
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Chestnut Cover-Bent Creek Gap)
|
2.8
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
400.3
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountain-to-Sea Trail (Bent Creek Gap-Beaver Dam Gap)
|
1.9
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
401.7
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Beaver Dam Gap-Stoney Bald)
|
.9
|
Moderate
|
CLOSED |
|
402.6
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Stoney Bald-Big Ridge)
|
1.2
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
403.6
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Big Ridge-Mills River Valley)
|
1.1
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
404.5
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountain-to-Sea Trail (Mills River Valley-Elk Pasture Gap)
|
1.2
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
405.5
|
Shut-In Trail/Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Elk Pasture Gap-Mt. Pisgah)
|
1.7
|
Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
407.6
|
Mt. Pisgah Trail (summit view)
|
1.3
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
407.6
|
Buck Springs Trail (Pisgah Lodge to view)
|
1.1
|
Easy/Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
408.5
|
Frying Pan Mountain Trail
|
1.1
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
417.0
|
East Fork Trail (USFS, access to Shining Rock Trail System)
|
.1
|
Easy/Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
418.8
|
Graveyard Fields Loop Trail (loop by a stream)
|
2.3
|
Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
419.4
|
John Rock Trail (leg stretcher to view)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
422.4
|
Devil's Courthouse Trail (panoramic summit view)
|
.4
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
CLOSED |
|
427.6
|
Bear Pen Gap Trail (access to Mountains-by-the-Sea Trail)
|
.2
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
431.0
|
Richland Balsam Trail (self-guiding loop through spruce-fir forest)
|
1.5
|
Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
433.8
|
Roy Taylor Overlook Trail (paved trail to overlook)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
451.2
|
Waterrock Knob Trail (summit view)
|
.6
|
Moderate/Strenuous
|
Use with extreme caution |
