Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Roanoke Horse Trail

8.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,200 ft of climbing · 1,033 ft–1,476 ft · trail class Developed · hiking, horse

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1,376 ft 1,183 ft · 1.3 mi high 1,428 ft

Along the way Rutrough Road Bridge Virginia Route 116 Bridge Virginia Route 24 Bridge Virginia Route 651 Bridge Virginia Route 666 (Overpass) Bridge Virginia Route 668 Bridge Baker (Lawhorn) Cemetery Gum Spring Overlook Stewart Knob Overlook

Trailheads Trailhead 1,370 ft Drive there · Trailhead 1,433 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.