0.4 mi from the trailheadJulian Price Campground
Campground · NC

13.0 mi one way · 2,753 ft gain · 4,680 ft high point · Very hard
In Blue Ridge Parkway · NC · OpenStreetMap contributors
This one-way trail reaches Price Lake and Beacon Heights on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, climbing 2,753 feet over 13 miles past Tanawha Falls and multiple viewpoints.
2,753 ft of gain and 1,942 ft of descent.
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