Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Glenwood Horse Trail Alternate Loop

14 mi of trail, end to end · about 2,600 ft of climbing · 1,203 ft–2,400 ft · native surface · trail class Developed · hiking, horse

Gaps

2,380 ft 1,853 ft · 11 mi high 2,380 ft

Along the way Blackhorse Gap

Trailhead Appalachian Trail and Glenwood Horse Trail Alternate Loop Access 2,406 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the Appalachian Trail and Glenwood Horse Trail Alternate Loop Access

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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.