Here's a list of strenuous hiking trails on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The list starts at the north end of the Parkway, and works it's way south.
Mile
6 | Hard
hiking | Humpback Rocks and Mountain Trail
3.75 miles
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Mile
78 | Hard
hiking | Apple Orchards Falls Trail
3.6 miles
|
Mile
85 | Hard
hiking | Harkening Hill Trail
3.3 miles, round-trip
|
Mile
86 | Hard
hiking | Sharp Top Trail
1.5 miles
|
Mile
123 | Hard
hiking | Buck Mountain Trail
.5 mile
|
Mile
167 | Hard
hiking | Rock Castle Gorge Trail
10.6 miles, round-trip
|
Mile
217 | Hard
hiking | Gully Creek Trail
2.5 miles, round-trip
|
Mile
238 | Hard
hiking | Cedar Ridge Trail
4.5 miles
|
Mile
241 | Hard
hiking | Bluff Ridge Trail
2.8 miles
|
Mile
243 | Hard
hiking | Basin Creek Trail
3.3 miles
|
Mile
244 | Hard
hiking | Flat Rock Ridge Trail
5 miles
|
Mile
295 | Hard
hiking | Green Knob Trail
2 miles, round-trip
|
Mile
303 | Hard
hiking | Tanawha Trail to Rough Ridge Parking
1.45 miles
|
Mile
304 | Hard
hiking | Tanawha Trail to Wilson Creek Overlook
1.35 miles
|
Mile
304 | Hard
hiking | Tanawha Trail to Linn Cove Visitor Center
.65 mile
|
Mile
339 | Hard
hiking | Crabtree Falls Loop Trail
2.5 miles, round-trip
|
Mile
374 | Hard
hiking | Mountains to Sea Access Trail
.4 mile
|
Mile
393 | Hard
hiking | Shut In Trail to Walnut Cove Overlook
3.1 miles
|
Mile
397 | Hard
hiking | Shut In Trail to Chestnut Cove Overlook
.9 mile
|
Mile
398 | Hard
hiking | Shut In Trail to Bent Creek Gap
2.8 miles
|
Mile
400 | Hard
hiking | Shut In Trail to Beaver Dam Gap Overlook
1.9 miles
|
Mile
401 | Hard
hiking | Shut In Trail to Stoney Bald Overlook
.9 mile
|
Mile
402 | Hard
hiking | Shut In Trail to Big Ridge Overlook
1.2 miles
|
Mile
405 | Hard
hiking | Shut In Trail to Mount Pisgah Trailhead
1.9 miles
|
Mile
407 | Hard
hiking | Mount Pisgah Trail
1.5 miles
|
Mile
408 | Hard
hiking | Frying Pan Mountain Trail
1.9 miles
|
Mile
422 | Hard
hiking | Devil's Courthouse Trail
.5 mile
|
Mile
451 | Hard
hiking | Waterrock Knob Trail
.5 mile
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