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Blue Ridge Parkway: Blowing Rock to Little Switzerland
Blowing Rock to Little Switzerland
- Distance
- 41 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 05m
- Climb
- 4,239 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- May through October. October color is spectacular and very busy.
- Closures
- Sections close in winter for snow and ice and at other times for repairs. Check the National Park Service road status before riding.
- Fuel
- There is no fuel on the Parkway. Exit to Blowing Rock, Linville, Spruce Pine or Little Switzerland.
- Watch For
- A 45 mph limit, slow sightseers, fog, wildlife and cars stopping at overlooks.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
This stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway passes the Moses Cone estate and Price Lake, then wraps around Grandfather Mountain on the Linn Cove Viaduct, an S curved bridge built out from the mountainside. South of there it passes Linville Falls and the Museum of North Carolina Minerals on the way to Little Switzerland.
Stops
- StartBlowing Rock
- FinishLittle Switzerland
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