Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Harkening Hill Trail

2.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 800 ft of climbing · 2,549 ft–3,364 ft · trail class Developed · hiking

PeaksVisitor centers

2,549 ft 2,737 ft · 2.5 mi high 3,364 ft

Along the way Harkening Hill Peaks of Otter Visitor Center

Trailhead Trailhead 2,534 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.