Park
Rough Ridge Lookout - Grandfather Mountain, NC.
105 locals recommend,
Location
3218 Blue Ridge Pkwy
Linville, NC
Tips from locals
This is an easy hike, and the views are stunning. If you’ve searched for “Boone” and seen photos of people sitting on an overhang rock with a mountain backdrop, this is that hike. It’s got all the Blue Ridge Mountain views you can dream of.
The trail is actually a part of the larger 13.5-mile Tanawha Trail, but it is also a popular trail in its own right. Along the 0.8-mile steep uphill trail, hikers will come to a series of extraordinary stone overlooks and see long-range views of Grandfather Mountain, the Linn Cove Viaduct and Linville Gorge. Milepost 302.8.