Walnut Cove View – Mills River Valley Overlook loop from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Walnut Cove View – Mills River Valley Overlook loop from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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Walnut Cove View – Mills River Valley Overlook loop from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

04:04

74.5km

1,410m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Blue Ridge Parkway

Pisgah National Forest

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18.6 km

Walnut Cove View

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Situated at Milepost 396.4, Walnut Cove View is an official overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It's the first viewpoint on the parkway in Pisgah National Forest when headed south …

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24.0 km

Bad Fork Valley Overlook

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At mile marker 399.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Bad Fork Valley Overlook offers a pull-off parking area to take in the overlook. There are also a couple of nearby …

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27.1 km

Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7)

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30.1 km

Big Ridge Overlook

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Big Ridge Overlook is located at mile marker 403.6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is nestled in the trees overlooking a wide valley to the southeast.

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31.2 km

View of Hominy Valley

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Hominy Valley View is located at Milepost 404.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. There are several rows of mountains running parallel to the viewpoint, and you can see just how …

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31.8 km

Mills River Valley Overlook

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At mile marker 404.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Mills River Valley Overlook is the first of many close by scenic overlooks heading north. There are actually viewing areas of …

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35.0 km

Stony Bald View

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Stony Bald View is a lookout area on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Located at mile marker 402.6, the observation area is at 3,750 feet overlooking Stony Bald at 4,563 feet.

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40.2 km

Pine Mountain Tunnel

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There are a lot of tunnels on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Pine Mountain Tunnel is the longest, spanning 1,434 feet. It runs through the hillside of Pine Mountain and the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

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58.4 km

Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center

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The beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway offers cyclists 469 miles of scenic picturesque travel across Virginia and North Carolina. This undulating hilly route goes between elevations from 649 to 6,053 feet. …

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