Rough Ridge is a neat little spot about 400 feet above the Blue Ridge Parkway. Its outcroppings of rock and relatively low wind-swept brush provide the opportunity for panoramic vistas of the surrounding mountains. Hikers can get there by using a half-mile long portion of the 13-mile Tanawha Trail. It is worth noting that sections [...]
The boardwalks that traverse the delicate flora on the windswept Rough Ridge. [link-gallery gallery="TanawhaTrail" name="Tanawha Trail"] [link-related url="/gps/2008/tanawha-trail" subject="Link to Tanawha Trail post for trail information"]
Grandfather Mountain, NC – The Tanawha Trail passses through 3 counties and parallels the Blue Ridge Parkway from Beacon Heights to Julian Price Park. Beginning at Beacon Heights, one will hike moderate terrain to the Linn Cove Viaduct and then strenuous terrain up to Rough Ridge. There one will find spectacular vistas of the surrounding [...]
