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2 days ago · At 5,890’, Grandfather Mountain is the highest peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Parkway runs along its shoulders, but the summit is in a state-run park that’s a quick detour from the Parkway.
3 days ago · Plenty of beautiful sights found at various Blue Ridge Parkway stops await on the North Carolina side, including overlooks, hikes, waterfalls, and more.
6 days ago · A Parkway vacation—tackling the entire route along the spine of the Southern Appalachians, from the southern end of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina—is the quintessential experience of the Eastern mountains.
3 days ago · These Blue Ridge Parkway trails are organized from north to south, starting at the Cumberland Knob Visitor Center near the Virginia border. Each trailhead will have a corresponding Blue Ridge Parkway milepost (MP #) attached to it.
1 day ago · After a stop to get more water, we headed from Spartanburg to the Blue Ridge Parkway to hike 13 miles up Black Balsam on a beautiful, clear morning. Sunshine, clear skies, cooler temperatures, and distant mountains. Hip-hop and pop music played through the new sound system in my 2004 Jeep Rubicon as it climbed steeply up the mountain.
2 days ago · The Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway, connects the two parks and runs along the ridge crest-lines, as does the Appalachian Trail. Eight national forests include George Washington and Jefferson , Cherokee , Pisgah , Nantahala and Chattahoochee .
3 days ago · You’ll start at Julian Price Park Picnic Area on the Blue Ridge Parkway (MP 296) and cross a variety of terrains. The trail will take you through rhododendron-covered paths, wooded areas, and the wonderful Hebron Falls, also known as Boone Fork Falls!
