Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Glenwood Horse Trail

57 mi of trail, end to end · about 10,600 ft of climbing · 853 ft–3,561 ft · native surface · trail class Developed · hiking, horse

GapsBridges

2,034 ft 2,070 ft · 19 mi high 2,070 ft

Along the way Virginia Route 617 Bridge Bobblets Gap Petites Gap

Trailheads Trailhead 3,193 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,373 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.