Chestnut Cove Overlook – Pine Mountain Tunnel loop from View Chesnut Cove

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North Carolina

Buncombe County

Chestnut Cove Overlook – Pine Mountain Tunnel loop from View Chesnut Cove

Hard

3.4

(1)

riders

Chestnut Cove Overlook – Pine Mountain Tunnel loop from View Chesnut Cove

03:16

32.0km

840m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 140 m for 218 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

249 m

Chestnut Cove Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Chestnut Cove Overlook is located at Chestnut Gap at mile marker 398.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The overlook offers a parking area with trail access and a viewing area for Chestnut Cove resting almost 1,000 feet below.

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2.75 km

Bad Fork Valley Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

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 …

Tip by

30.2 km

Pine Mountain Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

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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32.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

10.1 km

5.88 km

148 m

Surfaces

17.5 km