Blue Ridge Parkway Section 6 Trail Information

This is your guide to individual trails along this section of the Parkway.

Bear Pen Gap

Easy, 0.22mi

Other Map ID: BRP MP 427.6

Richland Balsam

Moderate, 1.47mi, Some Hills, Some Obstacles

Other Map ID: BRP MP 431
This self-guiding nature trail loop travels through a high elevation, spruce-fir forest that has been devastated by a polluted environment and an introduced pest. See how the forest is recovering - or is it?

Waterrock Knob

Moderate, 1.18mi, Climbs Steeply, Some Obstacles

Other Map ID: BRP MP 451.2
This path starts out paved and travels to overlooks which include views to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and south into the southern mountains and the Piedmont region. The trail becomes dirt past an overlook before it reaches the summit of Waterrock Knob.