Chestoa View Trail - Blue Ridge Parkway 320.8
Blue Ridge Parkway Hikes - Chestoa View Loop Hiking Trail
Review of Chestoa View Loop Trail
.6 mile, round-trip **Easy
You begin your hike at the far end of the
parking area on the trail to your left (as you drove into the
parking area off the Blue Ridge Parkway). Your first view and
one of the best will not be faraway. You will be able to see
Table Rock in the distance. Should you be short on time, you'll
at least want to walk this far.
From the first overlook, retrace your steps back up the walkway
to the top of the Chestoa View Trail. Continue on up the trail
for about 1,000 feet where you will come to an intersection on
the trail. Go to your left.
Shortly after, you will come to your first view of highway 221
below. Continue forward on the trail. Not faraway will be a
second and even better view of route 221. From here, you will
continue around the loop trail and back to the parking area.
Any time of year would be a good time to hike this trail, but
with the valley below covered with trees, fall would be
especially rewarding and the color of the leaves especially
beautiful. Even before the leaves start to change, the Chestoa
View trail can be very colorful as shown by these pictures of
wildflowers in full bloom in September.
Chestoa is a Cherokee word which means rabbit. This is a very
appropriate name for the Chestoa View Loop Trail because your
time here will pass like the speed of a rabbit. The views from
this trail are fantastic! Several picnic tables are located in
the parking area making this an excellent place for a meal and
then an after meal stroll.
Here's a great example of the views you can enjoy from hiking Mount Pisgah. On a clear day
it seems you can see for miles and miles.
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