BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
ROANOKE VA. TO N. C. STATE LINE
PKY-B. R. 7005-2
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
Virginia State Line—Linville River
The northerly 60 miles shown finished on the map facing this page, like the section north toward Roanoke, thread a country remarkable for its mountain fields and pastures; but the country is more rugged, the Blue Ridge becoming more defined and higher. It is completed as to landscaping between the State Line and The Bluffs. A sandwich shop is open at Cumberland Knob.
Sixty miles of Parkway are available southward from Linville. From Deep Gap, near Boone, it is not far to Blowing Rock and Linville, resort towns at the edge of Grandfather Mountain. This “patriarch,” elevation 5,939 feet, is one of the oldest, shaggiest mountains of the Appalachians. The road across Grandfather, U S 221, is known as the Black Bear Trail (Yonahlossee in the language of the Cherokee).
| Mile Post | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|
| 216.9 | North Carolina-Virginia State Line | 2,547 |
| 217.5 |  Cumberland Knob, 1,000 acres, sandwich shop (sandwiches, drinks, soups, picnic box lunches), picnic area, comfort stations, drinking water. 15-minute loop trail to Cumberland Knob (El. 2,855). Loop trail into Gully Creek Gorge, 2 hours. | 2,740 |
| 218.6 | Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook and Parking Area. 10 minutes by trail to the Paradise, where old-time hunters listened to their hounds. | 2,805 |
| 219 | Fine display of pink azalea; blooms early May. Flame azalea blooms mid-May. | |
| 228 | Fine beds of pink azalea; blooms early May. This section also fine for mountain-laurel in early June. | |
| 238 to 245 | The Bluffs, 6,000 acres—picnic grounds (Mile 241), campgrounds (Mile 239), trailer sites, comfort stations, drinking water, 20 miles of trail. This area affords fine examples of bluegrass downs, terminating in precipitous bluffs. Purple rhododendron in meadows and on trails late May. At Mile 238.5 is the picturesque Carolyn Brinegar Cabin. Be sure to visit Wildcat Rocks (Mile 241.1), from which you may look down 1,500 feet upon what was once the homestead of the Caudill family, dramatic exhibit of isolated mountain life. 10-minute trail to Fodderstack Mountain. Gas station and coffee shop open. | 3,710 |
| 271.9 | Cascades Parking Overlook. Woodland trail along a mountain stream to cascades tumbling several hundred feet. Delightful 8-minute walk. | 3,570 |
| 276.5 | Deep Gap. Between Deep Gap and Beacon Heights there are good connecting paved roads. The Parkway between Mile Posts 282 and 292 will be paved during 1949. | 3,140 |
| 304.9 | Beacon Heights. Make inquiry at Linville or Blowing Rock for entrance to Daniel Boone Boy Scout Trail over the seven peaks of Grandfather Mountain for which the larger part of a day must be allowed. | 3,140 |
| 308.2 | Flat Rock Parking Area. 10-minute trail to superb prospect of Linville Valley and Grandfather Mountain. Easy climb and most worth while. | 3,995 |
| 316.4 | Linville River Parking Area. Here is one of the Parkway’s largest stone arch bridges, three spans of 80 feet each. Fishing in Linville River under State laws. | 3,250 |
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
VA. STATE LINE TO LINVILLE RIVER
PKY-B. R. 7005-3
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
Linville River—Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Parkway between Linville Falls and Asheville traverses one of the great mountain sections of North Carolina where the Blue Ridge, the Blacks, and the Craggy Mountains merge. Mount Mitchell, 6,684 feet in elevation, and the highest peak in the East, is prominent from the Parkway. The large holdings of the Mitchell Division of the Forest Service and the Asheville Watershed have protected the area from despoliation.