Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Peaks of Otter Connector Trails

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 200 ft of climbing · 2,501 ft–2,604 ft · hiking

CampgroundsVisitor centers

Along the way Peaks of Otter Campground Peaks of Otter Visitor Center

Trailheads Trailhead 2,534 ft Drive there · Trailhead 2,562 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

Harkening Hill Trail · 2.6 mi · from Trailhead
Elk Run Trail · 0.8 mi · from Trailhead
Sharp Top Trail · 1.5 mi · from Trailhead

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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.