The Best Hiking in Seven Devils

Otter Falls Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Banner Elk, North Carolina.

If you're looking for a challenge and hoping to escape the crowds at Grandfather Mountain, this is the hike for you.  Climbing up the back side of the mountain (opposite the famed mile-high swinging bridge) this trail is fee-free and easy-to-access with its own parking lot.  The trail, marked w...

Calloway Peak via Profile Trail is an out-and-back trail with waterfall views located near Banner Elk, North Carolina in Grandfather Mountain State Park.

Sugar Mountain Ski Area is a loop trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Banner Elk, North Carolina.

Flat Rock View via Nuwati and Cragway Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Blowing Rock, North Carolina.

At 5,946 feet, Calloway Peak provides hikers with perhaps the best view of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. You'll have to earn this view - it is a tough climb up, although not terribly long. Begin at the trailhead for Tanawha Trail in the Boone Fork Parking Area on the Blue Ridge Parkway....

Boone Fork Bridge and creek is situated at the base of Grandfather Mountain, on the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 299.9. Elevation 3905'.The trailhead is at the left side of Boone Fork Creek parking area and the trail is a gentle meander through Rhododendrons and a hardwood forest.As you head tow...

Grandfather Mountain via Daniel Boone Scout Trail and Grandfather Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Blowing Rock, North Carolina.

Nuwati Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Banner Elk, North Carolina.

Grandfather Mountain Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Linville, North Carolina.

Raven Rocks Loop is a loop trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Linville, North Carolina.

Mile High Swinging Bridge is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Linville, North Carolina.

Black Rock Nature Trail is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Linville, North Carolina.

The trailhead for Rough Ridge will be on your righthand side when driving the Blue Ridge Parkway from Boone, NC. This trail gets busy in the warmer months, but parking usually is not too much of an issue. This trail is not open in the winter. Rough Ridge will take you around 30-45 minutes to rea...

Linn Cove Viaduct Via Tanawha Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Linville, North Carolina.

Stack Rock to Wilson Creek via Tanawha Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Linville, North Carolina.