|
Milepost
|
Trail and Description
|
Length
|
Difficulty
|
Current Status
|
|
5.9
|
Farm Museum Trail (self-guiding, from Humpback Visitor Center to farm)
|
.25
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
6.0
|
Appalachian Trail (Humpback Gap parking area to Humpback; elevation—3650 feet)
|
2.0
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN |
|
8.4
|
Catoctin Loop Trail (leg stretcher)
|
.3
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
8.8
|
Greenstone Trail (self-guiding;Greenstone geology formation; oak hickory forest)
|
.1
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
17.6
|
The Priest (view)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
18.5
|
White Rock Falls Trail Connection
|
2.9
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
20.0
|
White Rock Falls Trail (follows stream to small falls)
|
.9
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
26.3
|
Big Spy Mountain (view into Shenandoah Valley; good for sky watching)
|
.1
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
34.4
|
Yankee Horse (to logging RR exhibit and small waterfall)
|
.1
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
38.8
|
Boston Knob (leg stretcher)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
47.5
|
Indian Gap (to Indian Rocks; good seasonal rhododendron display)
|
.3
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
55.2
|
White Oak Flats (leg stretcher)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
60.8
|
Otter Creek Trail (begin at Otter Creek Campground)
|
3.5
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
63.1
|
Otter Lake Trail (around Otter Lake)
|
.8
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
63.6
|
James River Trail (self-guiding to canal locks)
|
.2
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
63.6
|
Trail of Trees Trail (self-guiding to James River Overlook)
|
.25
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
74.7
|
Thunder Ridge Trail (leg stretcher loop to view of Arnold Valley)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
78.4
|
Apple Orchard Falls Trail (Sunset Field Overlook to view of Apple Orchard Falls; National Recreation Trail)
|
1.2
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN |
|
79.7
|
Onion Mountain Loop trail (leg stretcher through Appalachian deciduous forest with rhododendron display)
|
.1
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
83.1
|
Fallingwater Cascades Trail (National Recreation Trail; loop to view of cascades)
|
1.6
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
83.5
|
Flat Top Trail (leads to highest of three prominent peaks in area)
|
4.4
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN |
|
83.5
|
Cross Rock Trail (spur off Flat Top Trail; unique geological features)
|
.1
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
85.7
|
Abbott Lake Trail (loop around Abbott Lake)
|
1.0
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
85.9
|
Elk Run Trail (self-guiding loop nature trail from Visitor center)
|
.8
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
85.9
|
Johnson Farm Loop Trail (loop to restored farm)
|
2.1
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
85.9
|
Harkening Hill Trail (elevation—3300 feet; begin at Peaks Visitor center)
|
3.3
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
85.9
|
Balance Rock (spur trail off Harkening Hill Trail; unique geological formations)
|
|
|
|
|
86.0
|
Sharp Top Trail (from camp store to summit of Sharp Top Mtn; elevation—3875 feet; 360-degree panoramic view
|
1.6
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN |
|
92.5
|
Appalachian Trail (VA-695 to Sharp Top Mtn. Overlook to Harvey's Knob Overlook)
|
2.9
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
95.4
|
Appalachian Trail (Montvale Overlook to Taylor's Mountain Overlook)
|
1.0
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
96.0
|
Spec Mine Trail (USFS Trail begins near Montvale Overlook, to State Rt. 6454 in Botetourt County)
|
2.8
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN |
|
97.0
|
Appalachian Trail (Taylor's Mtn. Overlook to Blackhorse Gap)
|
.8
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
110.6
|
Stewarts Knob Trail (view)
|
1.2
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
114.9
|
Roanoke River Trail (self-guiding river loop)
|
.35
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
120.4
|
Roanoke Mountain Summit Trail (view)
|
.1
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
120.5
|
Chestnut Ridge Trail (adjacent to Roanoke Mtn. campground)
|
5.4
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
121.4
|
Roanoke Valley Horse Trail (begins at U.S. Hwy 220 and parallels Parkway to Milepost 115.7) (no access across Roanoke River)
|
5.9
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
123.2
|
Buck Mountain Trail (to summit view)
|
.5
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
154.5
|
Smart View Loop trail (around picnic area)
|
2.6
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
167.1
|
Rock Castle Gorge Trail (loop from campground along ridge over Rocky Knob and into gorge for return to campground)
|
10.8
|
Strenuous
|
OPEN |
|
169.0
|
Black Ridge Trail (Rocky Knob Visitor center to Black Ridge to Grassy Knoll and Back to Visitor center)
|
3.1
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
169.0
|
Rocky Knob Picnic Loop trail (leg stretcher around picnic area)
|
1.0
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
176.2
|
Mabry Mill Trail (to Mill, log cabin, other outdoor exhibits)
|
.25
|
Easy
|
OPEN |
|
179.2
|
Round Meadow Creek Loop trail (walk through a stream bottom forest)
|
.5
|
Moderate
|
OPEN |
|
213.0
|
High Meadow Trail (leg stretcher)
|
1.35
|
Easy
|
Use with extreme caution |
|
213.0
|
Fisher Peak Loop
|
2.25
|
Moderate
|
Use with extreme caution |
