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Milepost
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Trail
Mileage
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Difficulty
|
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217.5
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Cumberland Knob Trail
(ideal lazy-day walk)
|
0.5
|
Easy
|
|
217.5
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Gully Creek Trail (rewarding loop that meanders by stream)
|
2
|
Strenuous
|
|
218.6
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Fox Hunters Paradise Trail (view)
|
0.2
|
Easy
|
|
230.1
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Little Glade Millpons
(easy loop stroll around pond)
|
0.4
|
Easy
|
|
234.8
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Doughton Park
|
30+ miles
|
Varies
|
|
238.5
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Cedar Ridge Trail (great for day hike; vistas and forests)
|
4.2
|
Moderate
|
|
238.5
|
Bluff Mountain Trail (parallels Parkway to milepost 244.7)
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7.5
|
Moderate
|
|
241
|
Fodder Stack Trail (great variety of plants)
|
1
|
Moderate
|
|
241
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Bluff Ridge Trail (primitive trail with steep slopes)
|
2.9
|
Strenuous
|
|
243.7
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Grassy Gap Fire Road (wide enough for side-by-side hiking)
|
6.5
|
Moderate
|
|
243.7
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Basin Creek Trail (access from back-country campground)
|
3.3
|
Moderate
|
|
244.7
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Flat Rock Ridge Trail (forest path with vistas)
|
5
|
Moderate
|
|
260.3
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Jumpingoff Rocks Trail (forest path to vista)
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
264.4
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The Lump Trail (to hilltop view)
|
0.3
|
Easy
|
|
271.9
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Cascades Trail
(self-guiding loop to view of falls)
|
0.5
|
Moderate
|
|
272.5
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Tompkins Knob Trail (to Jesse Brown Cabin)
|
0.6
|
Easy
|
|
272.6
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Cool Springs Baptist Church. Religion was important to the early mountaineers, as evidenced by this reconstructed site that depicts church meetings and circuit riding preachers of the late 1800s.
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*
|
*
|
|
281.7
|
Grandview Overlook. The Yadkin Valley stretches out below at this aptly named overlook
|
*
|
*
|
|
294
|
Rich Mountain Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
|
3
|
Moderate
|
|
294
|
Flat Top Mountain Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
|
3
|
Moderate
|
|
294
|
Watkins Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
3.3
|
Easy / Moderate
|
|
294
|
Black Bottom Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
|
0.5
|
Easy
|
|
294
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Bass Lake Carriage, Horse & Hiking Trail
|
1.7
|
Easy
|
|
294
|
Deer Park Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
|
0.8
|
Moderate
|
|
294
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Maze Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
|
2.3
|
Moderate
|
|
294
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Duncan Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
|
2.5
|
Moderate
|
|
294
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Rock Creek Bridge Carriage, Horse, & Hiking Trail
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
294.0
|
Cone Manor House
|
*
|
*
|
|
297.0
|
Julian Price Memorial Park
|
*
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*
|
|
294.0
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Moses Cone Carriage Trails: The Park includes 25 miles of gently sloping carriage trails of varying lengths, available to hikers, joggers, horseback riders and cross-country skiers. Easy to moderate. Most trails begin near the Moses Cone Manor, Milepost 294.0
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25 miles
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Varies
|
|
294.1
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Figure 8 Trail (short self-guiding loop nature trail)
|
0.7
|
Easy
|
|
294.6
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Trout Lake Hiking & Horse Trail (loop)
|
1
|
Easy
|
|
295.0
|
Julian Price Memorial Park: This popular park of 4,344 acres includes a lake, hiking trails, picnic area and limited boating. Take the easy 2.5-mile loop trail around the lakeside for fun.
|
2.5
|
Easy
|
|
295.9
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Green Knob Trail (to Green Knob)
|
2.3
|
Moderate / Strenuous
|
|
296.5
|
Boone Fork Trail (stream, forest, and meadows)
|
4.9
|
Moderate / Strenuous
|
|
297
|
Price Lake Loop Trail (loop around Price Lake)
|
2.37
|
Moderate
|
|
302.4
|
Tanawha Trail
:
Raven Rocks Overlook to Boone Fork Parking Area
|
3.2
|
Moderate
|
|
304.4
|
Linn Cove Viaduct Access Trail
|
0.16
|
Easy
|
|
305.2
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Beacon Heights Trail (10 minutes to view)
|
0.2
|
Moderate
|
|
305.5
|
Tanawha Trail (See
302.4
) (diverse biological and geological features)
|
13.5
|
Easy / Moderate
|
|
308.2
|
Flat Rock Trail
(self-guiding loop)
|
0.6
|
Easy
|
|
*
|
Grandfather Mountain
|
MANY
|
Varies
|
|
315.5
|
Camp Creek Trail (leg stretcher through laurel and rhododendron)
|
0.1
|
Easy
|
|
316.4
|
Linville Falls Trail
(view of upper Falls) *photos
|
0.8
|
Moderate
|
|
316.4
|
Linville Gorge Trail
(view of lower Falls)
|
0.5
|
Strenuous
|
|
316.4
|
Duggers Creek Trail (loop to view of Duggers Falls)
|
0.25
|
Easy
|
|
316.5
|
Linville River Bridge Trail
(leg stretcher to view of unusual bridge)
|
0.1
|
Easy
|
|
320.8
|
Chestoa View Trail
(30-minute loop to vista)
|
0.6
|
Easy
|
|
339.5
|
Crabtree Falls Loop Trail
(loop to view of Falls)
|
2.6
|
Strenuous
|
|
344.1
|
Woods Mountain Trail (USFS)
|
2
|
Moderate
|
|
350.4
|
Lost Cove Ridge Trail (USFS)
|
0.6
|
Moderate
|
|
351.9
|
Deep Gap Trail (USFS)
|
0.2
|
Easy
|
|
355
|
Bald Knob Ridge Trail (USFS)
|
0.1
|
Easy
|
|
359.8
|
Big Butt Trail (USFS) (trail continues on USFS lands)
|
0.2
|
Strenuous
|
|
361.2
|
Glassmine Falls (view of Falls)
|
0.05
|
Moderate
|
|
364.2
|
Craggy Pinnacle Trail (to panoramic view)
|
0.7
|
Moderate
|
|
364.2
|
Craggy Gardens Trail (first portion is self-guiding nature trail)
|
0.8
|
Moderate
|
|
374.4
|
Rattlesnake Lodge Trail (woodland walk)
|
0.5
|
Moderate
|
|
382
|
Mountain-to-Sea Trail/MTS Trail (from Folk Art Center to Milepost 365; spring wildflowers and views; parallels parkway; many accesses)
|
7.5
|
Moderate
|
|
393.7
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Bent Creek-Walnut Cove)
|
3.1
|
Strenuous
|
|
396.4
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Walnut Cove-Sleepy Gap)
|
1.7
|
Moderate
|
|
397.3
|
Grassy Knob Trail (steep trail to USFS area)
|
0.9
|
Strenuous
|
|
397.3
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Sleepy Gap-Chestnut Cove)
|
0.7
|
Moderate
|
|
398.3
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Chestnut Cove-Bent Creek Gap)
|
2.8
|
Strenuous
|
|
400.3
|
Shut-In Trail/MTS Trail (Bent Creek Gap-Beaver Dam Gap)
|
1.9
|
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