Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

116 mi of trail, end to end · about 27,200 ft of climbing · 639 ft–4,208 ft · native surface · hiking

ViewsPeaksGapsBridges

1,177 ft 3,072 ft · 36 mi high 4,051 ft

Along the way I-64 Bridge US Route 250 Bridge Virginia Route 617 Bridge Bobblets Gap Petites Gap Reids Gap Rockfish Gap Cove Mountain Dripping Rock Parking Area Harveys Knob Overlook Iron Mine Hollow South Overlook Mills Gap Overlook and 9 more

Trailheads Appalachian Trail and Glenwood Horse Trail Alternate Loop Access 2,406 ft Drive there · Trailhead 3,526 ft Drive there · Trailhead 1,915 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,134 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,694 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,642 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,346 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,340 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,421 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,940 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,373 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,437 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,527 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.