Milepost 
Trail Mileage Difficulty
Description of Trail
MP 5.9 Mountain Farm Trail 0.25 Easy
Self-guiding, from Humpback Visitor Center to farm
MP 6.0 Appalachian Trail 2.0 Strenuous
Humpback Gap parking area to Humpback Mtn., elevation-3650 feet
MP 8.4 Catoctin Loop Trail 0.3 Moderate
Leg Stretcher
MP 8.8 Greenstone Trail 0.2 Moderate
Self-guiding; Greenstone geology formation; oak hickory forest
MP 17.6 The Priest 0.1 Easy
View
MP 18.5 White Rock Falls Trail Connection 2.9 Moderate
MP 20.0 White Rock Falls Trail 0.9 Moderate
Follows stream to small falls
MP 26.3 Big Spy Mountain 0.1 Moderate
View into Shenandoah Valley; good for sky watching
MP 34.4 Yankee Horse 0.2 Moderate
To logging RR exhibit and small waterfall
MP 38.8 Boston Knob 0.1 Easy
Leg Stretcher
MP 47.5 Indian Gap 0.3 Moderate
To Indian Rocks; good seasonal rhodendron display
MP 55.2 White Oak Flats 0.1 Easy
Leg Stretcher
MP 60.8 Otter Creek Trail 3.5 Moderate
Begins at Otter Creek Campground
MP 63.1 Otter Lake Trail 0.8 Moderate
Around Otter Lake
MP 63.6 James River Trail 0.2 Easy
Self-guiding to canal locks
MP 63.6 Trail of Trees Trail 0.5 Moderate
Self-guiding to James River Overlook
MP 74.7 Thunder Ridge Trail 0.1 Easy
Leg stretcher loop to view of Arnold Valley
MP 78.4 Apple Orchard Falls Trail 1.2 Strenuous
Sunset Field Overlook to view of Apple Orchard Falls; National Recreation Trail
MP 79.7 Onion Mountain Loop Trail 0.1 Easy
Leg stretcher through Appalachian deciduous forest with rhododendron display
MP 83.1 Fallingwater Cascades Trail
1.6 Moderate
National Recreation Trail; loop to view of cascades
MP 83.5 Flat Top Trail 4.4 Strenuous
Leads to highest of three prominent peaks in area
Spur
Cross Rock Trail 0.1 Moderate
Spur off Flat Top Trail; unique geological features
MP 85.7 Abbott Lake Trail 1.0 Easy
Loop around Abbott Lake
MP 85.9 Elk Run Trail 0.8 Easy
Self-guiding loop nature trail from Visitor Center
MP 85.9 Johnson Farm Loop Trail 2.1 Moderate
Loop to restored farm
MP 85.9 Harkening Hill Trail 3.3 Moderate
Elevation-3300 feet; begin at Peaks Visitor Center
Spur
Balance Rock 0.1 Moderate
Spur trail off Harkening Hill Trail; unique geological formations
MP 86.0 Sharp Top Trail 1.6 Strenuous
From camp store to summit of Sharp Top Mtn; 360-degree panoramic view
Loop
Sharp Top Summit Loop Trail 0.5 Strenuous
Loop; accessible by bus seasonally
MP 91.0 Appalachian Trail 1.9 Moderate
VA 695 to Sharp Top Mtn Overlook
MP 92.5 Appalachian Trail 2.9 Moderate
Sharp Top Mtn Overlook to Harvey's Knob Overlook
MP 95.4 Appalachian Trail 0.6 Moderate
Harvey's Knob Overlook to Montvale Overlook
MP 95.9 Appalachian Trail 1.0 Moderate
Montvale Overlook to Taylor's Mountain Overlook
MP 96.0 Spec Mine Trail 2.8 Strenuous
USFS Trail begins near Montvale Overlook, to Rt 645 in Botetourt County
MP 110.6 Stewarts Knob Trail 0.05 Easy
View
MP 114.9 Roanoke River Trail 0.35 Easy
Self-guiding river loop
MP 120.4 Roanoke Mountain Summit Trail
0.11 Moderate
View
MP 120.5 Chestnut Ridge Trail 1.75 Moderate
Adjacent to Roanoke Mtn campground
MP 121.4 Roanoke Valley Horse Trail
18.5 Moderate
Begins at US Hwy 220 and parallels Parkway to MP 110.6
MP 123.2 Buck Mountain Trail 0.53 Moderate
To summit view
MP 154.5 Smart View Loop Trail 2.6 Moderate
Around picnic area
MP 167.1 Rock Castle Gorge Trail 10.8 Strenuous
Loop from campground along ridge over Rocky Knob and into gorge for 7-mile return
MP 167.1 Hardwood Cove Self-Guiding Nature Trail 0.8 Moderate
Part of Rock Castle Loop
MP 169.0 Black Ridge Trail 3.1 Moderate
Rocky Knob Visitor Center to Black Ridge to Grassy Knoll and back to Visitor Center
MP 169.0 Rocky Knob Picnic Loop 1.0 Easy
Leg Stretcher around picnic area
MP 176.2 Mabry Mill Trail 0.5 Easy
To Mill, log cabin, other outdoor exhibits
MP 179.2 Round Meadow Creek Loop Trail
0.5 Moderate
Walk through a stream bottom forest
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Revised 12/11/2003
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