Section 13: Tanawha and Boone Fork Trails to Moses Cone Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Approximately 25 miles

This section of trail begins at Beacon Heights on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 305.  It follows the beauifully-engineered Tanawha Trail, which takes you under the Linn Cove Viaduct and past Grandfather Mountain. At Price Park along the Parkway you begin following the Boone Fork Trail, famous for its wildlflower display, and then on to the old carriage road trails at Moses Cone Park.  The only camping in this section is by reservation at Price Park near milepost 295.

Resources
Map of the Blue Ridge Parkway

Avery County Chamber of Commerce http://averycounty.com/
Grandfather Mountain http://www.grandfather.com/
Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce http://www.caldwellcochamber.org/
Watauga County Tourism Development Authority http://www.visitwataugacounty.com/

Volunteer Task Force Leader: Randy Johnson  ranjohns@aol.com