Spanning the border between Virginia and North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Parkway is the most heavily visited unit of the National Park system. These short, easy hikes will entice the more than twenty million annual visitors to stretch their legs and hit the trail. At-a-glance information and maps will help readers determine which hikes are the best for them.
Randy Johnson divides his time between Greensboro, North Carolina, and his home in the mountains near Banner Elk. He is the senior editor of United Airlines' inflight magazine, Hemispheres, and is the author of Hiking Virginia, Hiking North Carolina, and Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway.