Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Mountains-to-Sea Trail Connector

3.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 350 ft of climbing · 2,907 ft–5,646 ft · native surface · hiking

WaterfallsViewsGapsTunnelsBridges

3,698 ft 3,773 ft · 0.9 mi high 3,773 ft

Along the way Bamboo Road Bridge North Carolina Route 16 Bridge Wilson Creek Bridge Bridges Camp Gap Buckeye Gap Bull Gap Craven Gap Deep Gap Horse Gap Licklog Gap Pigeon Gap Sleepy Gap and 17 more

Trailheads Chestnut Cove Overlook MP 398.3 3,035 ft Drive there · Craven Gap MP 377.4 3,125 ft Drive there · Double Top Mtn. MP 435.2 5,356 ft Drive there · Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook MP 436.9 5,253 ft Drive there · Lick Log Gap MP 435.8 5,144 ft Drive there · Looking Glass Rock Overlook MP 417.0 4,485 ft Drive there · Sleepy Gap Parking Area MP 397.3 2,929 ft Drive there · State Highway 16 MP 261.3 3,099 ft Drive there · Trailhead 4,542 ft Drive there · Trailhead 4,555 ft Drive there · US 276 Off Parkway MP 411.9 3,695 ft Drive there · Walnut Cove Overlook MP 396.4 2,916 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.