Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Otter Lake Loop Trail

1.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 100 ft of climbing · 639 ft–751 ft · trail class Developed · hiking

Views

647 ft 700 ft · 0.7 mi high 751 ft

Along the way Otter Lake Overlook A Otter Lake Overlook B Otter Lake Parking Area

Trailheads Trailhead 645 ft Drive there · Trailhead 662 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.