Hiking Trails and Trips

The Lump Trail is located at milepost 264.4 off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Lump Trail is an extremely short hike up the adjacent hill behind the fence and is 0.3 miles up the hill and back. The Lump Trail has a beautiful scenic view of the mountains from the overlook and an even better view from the top of the hill. To the left of the overlook sign is a picnic...

Little Glade Mill Pond is located off the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 230.1. This overlook does not have a view at all but a convergence of two streams and a pond in the middle. This is a great .4 mile hike around the pond and back to your car; perfect for stretching your legs after a long drive. Safe place to let the kids out to run around around.  There are...

Fox Hunter's Paradise is an overlook located off the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 218.6. This overlook is very wide and gives a great view from the parking lot of the surrounding mountains. Great spot for pictures and video. From the overlook sign take the road to the right and drive or walk about 50 yards where there is another small parking area. There is a sign that says pedestrian overlook 250...

Flat Top Tower I have heard of before, but soon realized it was part of the Moses Cone Memorial Park Trail system off the Blue Ridge Parkway. I would put this up there as one of my Top 10 hikes so far just because of the 360 degree views from the tower. It gave me a better perspective of where I live and the lay of the land and how the towns...