Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Bluff Mountain Trail

7.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 850 ft of climbing · 3,193 ft–3,787 ft · hiking

ViewsPeaksHistoryGaps

3,525 ft 3,758 ft · 2.8 mi high 3,758 ft

Along the way Low Notch Grassy Gap Cemetery Bluff Mountain Alligator Back Overlook Basin Cove Overlook Bluff Mountain Overlook Brinegar Cabin Overlook Fodder Stack Parking Area

Trailheads Alligator Back Overlook 3,390 ft Drive there · Basin Cove Overlook 3,301 ft Drive there · Trailhead 3,683 ft Drive there · Trailhead 3,518 ft Drive there · Trailhead 3,707 ft Drive there · Trailhead 3,682 ft Drive there

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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.