Anne’s Guide to the Boone Area and the Blue Ridge Parkway

Anne
Anne’s Guide to the Boone Area and the Blue Ridge Parkway

Hiking

Historic trail leads to waterfall. Choose a 2.4 or 3.2 mile round trip. https://www.exploreboone.com/outdoors/hiking/glen-burney-trail/
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Glen Burney Falls Trailhead
243 Laurel Ln
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Historic trail leads to waterfall. Choose a 2.4 or 3.2 mile round trip. https://www.exploreboone.com/outdoors/hiking/glen-burney-trail/
Largest falls along the Blue Ridge. Less than one hour from condo. Choose from a range of easy to moderate hikes. https://www.exploreboone.com/outdoors/hiking/linville-falls/
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Linville Falls
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Largest falls along the Blue Ridge. Less than one hour from condo. Choose from a range of easy to moderate hikes. https://www.exploreboone.com/outdoors/hiking/linville-falls/
Take a 1 mile or 2.4 mile hike to falls along the Blue Ridge. https://www.exploreboone.com/outdoors/hiking/the-cascades/
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Cascade Falls
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Take a 1 mile or 2.4 mile hike to falls along the Blue Ridge. https://www.exploreboone.com/outdoors/hiking/the-cascades/
One hour from the condo in Tennessee. Great views. Range of hikes from easy to strenuous. Follow part of the Appalachian Trail. https://www.exploreboone.com/outdoors/hiking/roan-mountain-summer/
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Roan Mountain
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One hour from the condo in Tennessee. Great views. Range of hikes from easy to strenuous. Follow part of the Appalachian Trail. https://www.exploreboone.com/outdoors/hiking/roan-mountain-summer/
Beautiful hike to gorgeous waterfalls. Not far off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Crabtree Falls
39000 Blue Ridge Pkwy
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Beautiful hike to gorgeous waterfalls. Not far off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
A 5.2 mile loop hike through laurel tunnels, open prairie and pine forests. You scramble over rocks, following the Boone Fork much of the way. Beautiful views of the cascading river.
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Boone Fork Trail
Boone Fork Trail
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A 5.2 mile loop hike through laurel tunnels, open prairie and pine forests. You scramble over rocks, following the Boone Fork much of the way. Beautiful views of the cascading river.
This park has a fascinating history and has over 25 miles of carriage trails for hiking (or an easy stroll). A good break from some of the strenuous hikes in the area.
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Moses Cone Manor
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This park has a fascinating history and has over 25 miles of carriage trails for hiking (or an easy stroll). A good break from some of the strenuous hikes in the area.
Although you have to pay admission, this place is worth a visit, just for the hiking. The trails up to McCrae Peak and Calloway Peak (the tallest peak in the Blue Ridge) are strenuous but worth it. Paths to the peaks require climbs up ladders and along cables.
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Bundok ng Lolo
2050 Blowing Rock Hwy
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Although you have to pay admission, this place is worth a visit, just for the hiking. The trails up to McCrae Peak and Calloway Peak (the tallest peak in the Blue Ridge) are strenuous but worth it. Paths to the peaks require climbs up ladders and along cables.
Easy hike (3 mile round trip) to 100 foot falls -- a series of cascades. In Pisgah National Forest, just 25 miles north of Asheville. A ways off the Blue Ridge Parkway, but a beautiful destination. You can to CrabTree Falls and Catawba in one drive from the condo.
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Catawba Falls Trailhead
3074 Catawba River Rd
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Easy hike (3 mile round trip) to 100 foot falls -- a series of cascades. In Pisgah National Forest, just 25 miles north of Asheville. A ways off the Blue Ridge Parkway, but a beautiful destination. You can to CrabTree Falls and Catawba in one drive from the condo.
This trail begins south of the Linn Cove Viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I would park at the Stack Rock Parking Area as the first 0.8 mile starting from Beacon Heights Parking Area is not as interesting. From Stack Rock it's less than a mile to where you actually walk under the Viaduct, which may not sound very nice, but it's really amazing. You can hike on from there as long as you like (up to 13 miles) but you can turn around anytime and hike back to the car. The path can be pretty rocky so wear good shoes.
Tanawha Trail
Tanawha Trail
This trail begins south of the Linn Cove Viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I would park at the Stack Rock Parking Area as the first 0.8 mile starting from Beacon Heights Parking Area is not as interesting. From Stack Rock it's less than a mile to where you actually walk under the Viaduct, which may not sound very nice, but it's really amazing. You can hike on from there as long as you like (up to 13 miles) but you can turn around anytime and hike back to the car. The path can be pretty rocky so wear good shoes.
Beautiful, well-maintained hiking trail to the top of Elk Knob with magnificent views. We were there on a clear day and could see mountains further away than those depicted on signs at the two viewing areas on top -- more than 60 miles!
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Elk Knob State Park
5564 Meat Camp Rd
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Beautiful, well-maintained hiking trail to the top of Elk Knob with magnificent views. We were there on a clear day and could see mountains further away than those depicted on signs at the two viewing areas on top -- more than 60 miles!

Sightseeing

Great hiking, Mile-High Swinging Bridge, nature museum, interpretive programs.
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Bundok ng Lolo
2050 Blowing Rock Hwy
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Great hiking, Mile-High Swinging Bridge, nature museum, interpretive programs.
Visit East King Street in Boone -- lots of shops, restaurants, happy places, including Mast General Store (practically historic).
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Boone
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Visit East King Street in Boone -- lots of shops, restaurants, happy places, including Mast General Store (practically historic).
Magnificent estate and home -- a perfect day trip from the condo. plan to spend the day there
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Biltmore
1 Lodge St
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Magnificent estate and home -- a perfect day trip from the condo. plan to spend the day there
Natural formation, great views. The only place snow falls upside down.
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The Blowing Rock
432 The Rock Rd
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Natural formation, great views. The only place snow falls upside down.

Food scene

Great food, vegetarian and non-veg.
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Our Daily Bread
627 W King St
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Great food, vegetarian and non-veg.
Fabulous breakfast -- try the Multigrain Pancakes and the Potato Madness (potatoes, veggies, eggs your style, and cheese, I did gist cheese and it was amazing).
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Melanie's
664 W King St
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Fabulous breakfast -- try the Multigrain Pancakes and the Potato Madness (potatoes, veggies, eggs your style, and cheese, I did gist cheese and it was amazing).
What a find! Excellent bread and pastries. Try the chocolate cherry sourdough bread for a real treat!
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Stick Boy Bread Company
345 Hardin St
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What a find! Excellent bread and pastries. Try the chocolate cherry sourdough bread for a real treat!
If you love donuts, you have to come here. Creative flavors!
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Hole Lotta Doughnuts
494 W King St
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If you love donuts, you have to come here. Creative flavors!
It's a little hard to find -- behind a climbing wall -- but excellent coffee and espresso drinks. Also beans by the pound. Nice pastries as well.
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Espresso News
267 Howard St
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It's a little hard to find -- behind a climbing wall -- but excellent coffee and espresso drinks. Also beans by the pound. Nice pastries as well.

Spa

Heavenly spa treatments -- massages, facials, traditional Ayurvedic treatments.
Shankara Ayurveda Spa
913 Rock Cliff Rd
Heavenly spa treatments -- massages, facials, traditional Ayurvedic treatments.

Theater

Historical theater production about Daniel Boone.
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Horn in the West Drive
Horn in the West Drive
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Historical theater production about Daniel Boone.
Films, concert, and theater at the university. See the appstate.edu website, under Events. Check out The Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts.
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Appalachian State University
287 Rivers St
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Films, concert, and theater at the university. See the appstate.edu website, under Events. Check out The Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts.

Sports

Great college basketball.
Holmes Convocation Center
111 Rivers St
Great college basketball.
Skiing, snowboarding, and tubing.
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Appalachian Ski Mtn
940 Ski Mountain Rd
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Skiing, snowboarding, and tubing.
Skiing, snowboarding, and tubing.
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Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc
1009 Sugar Mountain Dr
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Skiing, snowboarding, and tubing.
Outfitters for kayaking and tubing down the New River.
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Wahoo's Adventures New River Outpost
3380 Big Hill Rd
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Outfitters for kayaking and tubing down the New River.
Large skiing area in Banner Elk.
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Beech Mountain Ski Resort
1007 S Beech Mountain Pkwy
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Large skiing area in Banner Elk.

Museums

Outdoor museum of log cabins with re-enactors (May through October).
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Hickory Ridge Living History Museum
591 Horn in the W Dr
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Outdoor museum of log cabins with re-enactors (May through October).
Art exhibits and workshops.
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Turchin Center For the Visual Arts
423 W King St
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Art exhibits and workshops.