Beautiful view.ġ44.8 – PINE SPUR PARKING OVERLOOK.Named for the white pine tree depicted on Parkway emblem. 2,690.ġ44.0 – DEVILS BACKBONE PARKING OVERLOOK. 40.ġ29.6 – Roanoke Valley Overlook gives a view of the largest community along the parkway. Smith Mountain Lake by way of US 220 to Rocky Mount and Va. Swimming, picnicking, camping.Ĩ3.4 – Fallingwater Cascades can be seen along a 1.6-mile loop trail.ġ21.4 – JUNCTION PARKWAY & US 220. The road to the west goes to Cave Mountain Lake, seven miles away, in Jefferson National Forest. A self-guiding trail follows the river bluff.ħ1 – Petites Gap is named for a local family. Picnic grounds and observation tower.ĥ8 to 63.6 – Otter Creek tumbles 10 miles down the Blue Ridge to the James River.Ħ3.8 – James River and the Kanawha Canal is where a footbridge leads across the river to the restored canal locks and exhibits. Steep grades towed vehicles prohibited.ġ88.8 – Groundhog Mountain is a good place to see different kinds of rural fences: snake, post and rail, picket, and buck. The one-way loop road takes you over the mountain for impressive views. Fee charged.ġ20.4 – Roanoke Mountain is a 3.7-mile side trip. Historic buildings, exhibits, and demonstrations. south to Roanoke.ġ14.9 – Roanoke River Gorge opens before you from the overlook, after a 10-minute walk.ġ15.1 – Virginia’s Explore Park celebrates the state’s role in Westward Expansion. & 9 miles southwest to Roanoke.ġ12.2 – JUNCTION PARKWAY & VA 24. A shuttle bus provides service to Sharp Top. 2,511.Ĩ4 to 87 – Peaks of Otter’s spectacular views have been popular since the days of Thomas Jefferson. 1-3/4 hour foot trail to summit of Flat Top Mt. 3,485.ħ6.7 – HIGH POINT ON THE PARKWAY IN VIRGINIA. Superb view of Arnold’s Valley & 8 minute loop trail. East to Lynchburg 22 mi.Alt 670.ħ4.7 – THUNDER RIDGE PARKING AREA. west.Ħ3.7 – US 501 CROSSOVER West to Natural Bridge 15 mi. East to Amherst west to Buena Vista & Lexington.ĥ6.0 to 63.7 – OTTER CREEK. Walk to Wigwam Falls to see a reconstructed spur of an old logging railroadĤ5.6 – HUMPHREYS GAP – US-60 crossover.Alt. Fees charged.Ģ9 – Whetstone Ridge gave many a mountain man a fine-grained sharpening stoneģ4.4 – Yankee Horse Ridge is where a hard-riding Union soldier’s horse fell and supposedly had to be shot. Greenstone self-guiding trail (8.8).Ĩ.8 – GREENSTONE PARKING OVERLOOK, self guided nature trail.ġ0.7 – Ravens Roost offers vistas of Torry Mountain and Shenandoah Valley to the west.ġ6 – Sherando Lake is a recreation area in George Washington National Forest 4.5 miles from the parkway via Va. A hiking trail from the parking area (at mile 6.1) leads 0.75 mile to The Rocks, whose humped appearance gives the area its name. 250 and 1-64 take you to Charlottesville to the east or Staunton to the west.ĥ to 9.3 – Humpback Rocks has a self-guiding trail through a collection of old Appalachian farm buildings. To the north the parkway connects directly to Skyline Drive, which winds 105 miles north through Shenandoah National Park. Mile 0 – Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro, Va., is the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. MP 469 is located at the Cherokee Indian Reservation in The Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina Mile Post or (MP for short) 0 is located at the entrance to the Syline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park Va. Mile Posts mark each mile of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |