Route Scenic Staff Pick
Blue Ridge Parkway South to Waterrock Knob
Blue Ridge Parkway at NC 191 to Waterrock Knob
- Distance
- 59 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 43m
- Climb
- 8,780 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 2
- Likes
- 4
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South on the Parkway from Asheville past Mount Pisgah and Graveyard Fields to Waterrock Knob. Tunnels, overlooks every few miles, and the highest stretch of the whole Parkway. Cold up top even in summer.
Stops
- StartBlue Ridge Parkway at NC 191
- 2Mount Pisgah
- 3Graveyard Fields
- FinishWaterrock Knob
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