Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Trout Lake Carriage Trail

2.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 80 ft of climbing · 250 ft of descent · 3,756 ft–3,976 ft · gravel surface · trail class Highly Developed · hiking, horse

Bridges

3,976 ft 3,795 ft · 1.4 mi high 3,976 ft

Along the way Flat Top Carriage Trail Bridge

On the parks map

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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.