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TRAILS ON EVERY HIKER'S BUCKET LIST

In the Boone area, hikers can climb ladders to scale cliffs a mile above surrounding valleys to MacRae Peak at Grandfather Mountain, explore the wild canyon of the Linville Gorge Wilderness, follow the Appalachian Trail across Roan and Hump Mountains where waving grasses offer alpine vistas, and explore the Blue Ridge Parkway where entry-level hiking is at its best.

Several trails can be found just steps away from area accommodations. Boone's paved greenway trail follows the South Fork of the New River. Blowing Rock's Glen Burney Trail leaves quaint streets, plummets into a gorge, and follows waterfalls. Valle Crucis Community Park trails wander past wetlands.

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A man in a green jacket hikes over rocky terrain on the side of a mountain with clouds below.

Grandfather Mountain

North Carolina's Grandfather Mountain contains some of the South's most... Read More

Bass lake is to the left of the frame with trees lining the shoreline on the right. Lilly pads can be seen in the water and a gravel path is visible on the ground.

Bass Lake

A classic, handicapped-accessible hike or cross country ski tour around a... Read More

Boone Greenway

Boone Greenway

This fully accessible trail is either paved or gravel surfaced and mostly flat.... Read More

Hikers enjoying waterfall

Cascade Falls

Hike to a great Blue Ridge Parkway waterfall to learn about trees and explore... Read More

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Middle Fork Greenway

A new trail in development will one day connect Boone and Blowing Rock by one... Read More

Hiking at Elk Knob State Park | Boone, NC

Elk Knob State Park

Elk Knob is one of a handful of geologically unique amphibolite peaks that rise... Read More

Water cascades over a large boulder surrounded by trees and smaller rocks.

Glen Burney Trail

The route of the Glen Burney Trail is reputed to have been a Native American... Read More

Linville Falls and Chimney Rock Overlook

Linville Falls

Take a variety of easy to difficult trails to see the Blue Ridge... Read More

A beautiful view of a blue sky and tree-covered rolling Appalachian mountains can be seen between two white colonial style columns at Moses Cone Manor.

Moses Cone Carriage Trails

Moses H. Cone Memorial Park has over 25 miles of wide trails, planned... Read More

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Otter Falls

Hike through a high-elevation forest to scenic Otter Falls in the beautiful Blue... Read More

Price Lake in Fall Color

Price Lake Trail

It's a memorable walk, in spring, summer or fall, when the water laps at the... Read More

Rhododendron at Carvers Gap

Roan Mountain / Appalachian Trail

Roan Mountain is one of Eastern America's most scenic summits. During the... Read More

A stone stairway leads up a hillside lined with pink blooms. To the right of the hillside, in the distance a large brown and stone peak of a tree covered mountain can be seen.

Rough Ridge

Hike the Blue Ridge Parkway's Tanawha Trail to awesome views on Grandfather... Read More

Hebron Falls Boone Fork Trail

Boone Fork Trail

Hike the moderate 5.1-mile Boone Fork Trail to walk through blooming... Read More

Help preserve these incredible trails by planning ahead, keeping on designated trails, respecting wildlife, packing out any trash, and being considerate of others out in nature.

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Waterfalls

A man in a green jacket hikes over rocky terrain on the side of a mountain with clouds below.

Grandfather Mountain

Hiking at Elk Knob State Park | Boone, NC

Elk Knob State Park

Price Lake in Fall Color

Price Lake Trail

Bass lake is to the left of the frame with trees lining the shoreline on the right. Lilly pads can be seen in the water and a gravel path is visible on the ground.

Bass Lake

Boone Greenway

Boone Greenway

Hikers enjoying waterfall

Cascade Falls

Water cascades over a large boulder surrounded by trees and smaller rocks.

Glen Burney Trail

Linville Falls and Chimney Rock Overlook

Linville Falls

Rhododendron at Carvers Gap

Roan Mountain / Appalachian Trail

A stone stairway leads up a hillside lined with pink blooms. To the right of the hillside, in the distance a large brown and stone peak of a tree covered mountain can be seen.

Rough Ridge