|
Milepost |
|
Trail
Mileage* |
Difficulty |
|
5.9 |
Mountain Farm Trail (self-guiding, from Humpback Visitor Center to pioneer farmstead) |
0.25 |
Easy |
|
6 |
Appalachian Trail (Humpback Gap parking area to Humpback Mtn., elevation - 3650 feet) |
2 |
Strenuous |
|
8.4 |
Catoctin Loop Trail (leg stretcher) |
0.3 |
Moderate |
|
8.8 |
Greenstone Trail (self-guiding; Greenstone geology formation; oak hickory forest) |
0.2 |
Moderate |
|
17.6 |
the Priest (view) |
0.1 |
Easy |
|
18.5 |
White Rock Falls Trail Connection |
2.9 |
Moderate |
|
20 |
White Rock Falls Trail (follows stream to small falls) |
0.9 |
Moderate |
|
26.3 |
Big Spy Mountain (view into Shenandoah Valley; good for sky watching) |
0.1 |
Moderate |
|
34.4 |
Yankee Horse (to logging RR exhibit & small waterfall) |
0.2 |
Moderate |
|
38.8 |
Boston Knob (leg stretcher) |
0.1 |
Easy |
|
47.5 |
Indian Gap (to Indian Rocks; good seasonal rhododendron display) |
0.3 |
Moderate |
|
55.2 |
White Oak Flats (leg stretcher) |
0.1 |
Easy |
|
60.8 |
Otter Creek Trail (begin at Otter Creek Campground) |
3.5 |
Moderate |
|
63.1 |
Otter Lake Trail (around Otter Lake) |
0.8 |
Moderate |
|
63.6 |
James River Trail (Self-guiding to canal locks) |
0.2 |
Easy |
|
63.6 |
Trail of Trees Trail (self-guiding to James River Overlook) |
0.5 |
Moderate |
|
74.7 |
Thunder Ridge Trail (leg stretcher loop to view of Arnold Valley) |
0.1 |
Easy |
|
78.4 |
Apple Orchard Falls Trail (Sunset Field Overlook to view of Apple Orchard Falls; National Recreation Trail) |
1.2 |
Strenuous |
|
79.7 |
Onion Mountain Loop Trail (leg stretcher through Appalachian deciduous forest with rhododendron display) |
0.1 |
Easy |
|
83.1 |
Fallingwater Cascades Trail National Recreation Trail; loop to view of cascades) |
1.6 |
Moderate |
|
83.5 |
Flat Top Trail (leads to highest of three prominent peaks in area) |
4.4 |
Moderate |
| |
• Cross Rock Trail (spur off Flat Top Trail; unique geological features) |
0.1 |
Moderate |
|
85.7 |
Abbott Lake Trail (loop around Abbott Lake) |
1 |
Easy |
|
85.9 |
Elk Run Trail (self-guiding loop nature trail from Visitor Center) |
0.8 |
Easy |
|
85.9 |
Johnson Farm Loop Trail (loop to restored mountain farm) |
2.1 |
Moderate |
|
85.9 |
Harkening Hill Trail (elevation -3300 feet; begin at Peaks Visitor Center) |
3.3 |
Moderate |
| |
• Balance Rock (spur trail off Harkening Hill Trail; unique geological formations) |
0.1 |
Moderate |
|
86 |
Sharp Top Trail (from camp store to summit of Sharp Top Mtn.; elevation - 3875 feet; 360 degree panoramic view) |
1.5 |
Strenuous |
|
91 |
Appalachian Trail (VA 695 to Sharp Top Mtn. Overlook) |
1.9 |
Moderate |
|
92.5 |
Appalachian Trail (Sharp Top Mtn. Overlook to Harvey's Knob Overlook) |
2.9 |
Moderate |
|
95.4 |
Appalachian Trail (Harvey's Knob Overlook to Motvale Overlook) |
0.6 |
Moderate |
|
95.9 |
Appalachian Trail (Montvale Overlook to Taylor's Mountain Overlook) |
1 |
Moderate |
|
96 |
Spec Mine Trail (USFS Trail begins near Montvale Overlook, to State Rt. 645 in Botetourt County) |
2.8 |
Strenuous |
|
97 |
Appalachian Trail (Taylor's Mtn. Overlook to Blackhorse Gap) |
0.8 |
Moderate |
|
110.6 |
Stewarts Knob Trail (view) |
0.05 |
Easy |
|
114.9 |
Roanoke River Trail (self-guiding river loop) |
0.35 |
Easy |
|
120.4 |
Roanoke Mountain Summit Trail (view) |
0.11 |
Moderate |
|
120.5 |
Chestnut Ridge Trail (adjacent to Roanoke Mtn. campground) |
1.75 |
Moderate |
|
121.4 |
Roanoke Valley Horse Trail (begins at U.S. Hwy 220 and parallels Parkway to Milepost 110.6) |
18.5 |
Moderate |
|
123.2 |
Buck Mountain Trail (to summit view) |
0.53 |
Moderate |
|
154.5 |
Smart View Loop Trail (around picnic area) |
2.6 |
Moderate |
|
167.1 |
Rock Castle Gorge Trail (loop from campground along ridge over Rocky Knob and into gorge for 7-mile return to campground) |
10.8 |
Strenuous |
|
167.1 |
Hardwood Cove Self-Guiding Nature Trail (part of Rock Castle Loop) |
0.8 |
Moderate |
|
169 |
Black Ridge Trail (Rocky Knob Visitor Center to Black Ridge to Grassy Knoll and back to Visitor Center) |
3.1 |
Moderate |
|
169 |
Rocky Knob Picnic Loop Trail (leg stretcher around picnic area) |
1 |
Easy |
|
176.2 |
Mountain Industry Trail (Mabry Mill) |
0.5 |
Easy |
|
179.2 |
Round Meadow Creek Loop Trail (walk through a stream bottom forest) |
0.5 |
Moderate |
