| Foreword | p. xi |
| How to Use This Guide | p. xii |
| Introduction | p. xiv |
| Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway | p. xiv |
| Life on the Parkway | p. xvi |
| The Climate | p. xvii |
| Being Prepared | p. xix |
| Leave no Trace | p. xxviii |
| Hiking with Pets | p. xxix |
| Hiking with Kids | p. xxix |
| Trail Etiquette | p. xxx |
| Map Legend | p. xxxiii |
| The Hikes | |
| The North-Central Blue Ridge | p. 1 |
| Mileposts 0.0 (1-64 at Shenandoah National Park, VA) to 121.4 (US 220 at Roanoke, VA) | |
| 1 | Humpback Rocks Recreation Area (Mileposts 5.8-6.0) | p. 4 |
| Mountain Farm Trail | |
| Humpback Rocks Area Trails | |
| 2 | Greenstone Self-Guiding Trail (Milepost 8.8) | p. 12 |
| 3 | Wintergreen Mountain Resort Trails (Milepost 13.7) | p. 14 |
| 4 | Three Ridges Wilderness (Milepost 13.7) | p. 18 |
| Three Ridges Wilderness Circuit | |
| 5 | White Rock Falls Circuit and Sherando Lake Recreation Area Hikes (Milepost 19.9) | p. 22 |
| White Rock Falls Circuit | |
| Sherando Lake Trails | |
| 6 | Saint Mary's Wilderness (Milepost 22.1) | p. 28 |
| 7 | Crabtree Falls (Milepost 27.2) | p. 32 |
| The Priest | |
| Spy Rock | |
| 8 | Yankee Horse Overlook Trail (Milepost 34.4) | p. 39 |
| 9 | Indian Gap Trail (Milepost 47.5) | p. 42 |
| 10 | Otter Creek Recreation Area (Mileposts 60.8-63.6) | p. 44 |
| Otter Creek Trail | |
| Otter Lake Loop Trail | |
| 11 | James River Water Gap (Milepost 63.6) | p. 50 |
| Trail of Trees | |
| James River Trail | |
| 12 | James River Race Wilderness (Mileposts 63.9-71.0) | p. 55 |
| Appalachian Trail Circuit to Matts Creek Shelter | |
| Devil's Marbleyard Circuit | |
| AT End-to-Ender and Summit Circuits in the James River Face | |
| 13 | Thunder Ridge Trail and Wilderness (Milepost 74.7) | p. 64 |
| 14 | Apple Orchard Falls Trail and Cornelius Creek Circuits (Milepost 78.4) | p. 67 |
| 15 | Peaks of Otter (Mileposts 83.1-85.9) | p. 71 |
| Fallingwater Cascades Trail | |
| Flat Top Trail | |
| Abbott Lake Trail | |
| Sharp Top Trail | |
| Johnson Farm, Harkening Hill, and Elk Run Loop Trails | |
| 16 | Roanoke Area Trails (Mileposts 110.6-120.4) | p. 84 |
| Stewarts Knob Trail | |
| Roanoke River Self-Guiding Trail | |
| Roanoke Mountain Summit Trail | |
| Chestnut Ridge Trail | |
| Mill Mountain Park and Star Trail | |
| The Blue Ridge Plateau | p. 95 |
| Mileposts 121.4 (US 220 at Roanoke, VA) to 276.4 (US 421 at Deep Gap, NC) | |
| 17 | Buck Mountain Trail (Milepost 123.2) | p. 99 |
| 18 | Smart View Loop Trail (Milepost 154.5) | p. 101 |
| 19 | Rocky Knob Recreation Area (Mileposts 165.3-169.0) | p. 105 |
| Rock Castle Gorge Day Hikes | |
| Rocky Knob Day Hikes | |
| Black Ridge Trail | |
| Rocky Knob Picnic Loop | |
| 20 | Mountain Industry Trail at Mabry Mill (Milepost 176.2) | p. 115 |
| 21 | Round Meadow Creek Trail (Milepost 179.2) | p. 120 |
| 22 | Blue Ridge Music Center (Milepost 213.0) | p. 122 |
| 23 | Cumberland Knob Recreation Area (Mileposts 217.5-218.6) | p. 126 |
| Gully Creek Trail | |
| Cumberland Knob Trail | |
| High Piney Spur | |
| 24 | Doughton Park (Mileposts 2411-248.1) | p. 132 |
| Wildcat Rocks and Fodder Stack | |
| Bluff Mountain Trail to Bluff Mountain | |
| Basin Cove Circuit Hikes | |
| Caudill Cabin via Grassy-Gap Fire Road and Basin Creek Trail | |
| 25 | Jumpinoff Rocks Trail (Milepost 260.3) | p. 142 |
| 26 | E. B. Jeffress Park (Mileposts 271.9-272.5) | p. 144 |
| The Cascades Trail | |
| Tompkins Knob Trail | |
| The High Country | p. 149 |
| Mileposts 276.4 (US 421 at Deep Gap, NC) to 384.7 (US 74 at Asheville, NC) | |
| 27 | Moses Cone Memorial Park (Mileposts 291.8-294.6) | p. 152 |
| Figure Eight Trail | |
| Flat Top Road | |
| Bass Lake Loop Hike | |
| Moses Cone Manor House Circuit Hike | |
| The Maze Loop | |
| Watkins Road Circuit Hike | |
| Rich Mountain Summit | |
| Trout Lake Loop and Rich Mountain Carriage Road | |
| 28 | Julian Price Memorial Park (Mileposts 295.9-297.2) | p. 166 |
| Green Knob Trail | |
| Boone Fork Trail | |
| Price Lake Trail | |
| 29 | Tanawha Trail and the Parkway at Grandfather Mountain (Mileposts 298.6-304.4) | p. 174 |
| Tanawha Trail Hikes Near Holloway Mountain Road | |
| Tanawha Trail from Cold Prong Parking Area | |
| Tanawha Trail to Rough Ridge | |
| Linn Cove Viaduct | |
| 30 | Grandfather Mountain (Mileposts 299.9-305.1) | p. 183 |
| Tanawha Trail and Daniel Boone Scout Trail to Calloway Peak | |
| Grandfather Trail | |
| Profile Trail | |
| 31 | Beacon Heights from the Parkway, and via the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Milepost 305.2) | p. 194 |
| 32 | Fiat Rock Self-Guiding Loop Trail (Milepost 308.3) | |
| 33 | Linville Gorge Area (Milepost 312.2) | p. 200 |
| Hawksbill Mountain | |
| Table Rock Trail and Shortoff Mountains | |
| 34 | Linville Falls Recreation Area (Milepost 316.4) | p. 205 |
| Duggers Creek Loop, Linville Gorge Trail, and Plunge Basin Overlook Trail | |
| Linville Falls Trail and Nearby Paths | |
| 35 | Linville Gorge Wilderness (Milepost 317.5) | p. 210 |
| Wiseman's View, Pine Gap, and Bynum Bluff Trails Linville Gorge Trail | |
| 36 | Chestoa View Loop Trail (Milepost 320.8) | p. 216 |
| 37 | Crabtree Falls Recreation Area (Milepost 339.5) | p. 218 |
| 38 | Mount Mitchell (Mileposts 344.1-355.3) | p. 221 |
| Mount Mitchell Trail to Mount Mitchell | |
| Balsam Nature Trail | |
| Black Mountain Crest Trail | |
| 39 | Craggy Gardens (Mileposts 364.1-364.4) | p. 229 |
| The Craggy Pinnacle Trail | |
| Craggy Gardens Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail | |
| The Southern Appalachians | p. 235 |
| Mileposts 384.7 (US 74 at Asheville, NC) to 469.1 (US 441 at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC) | |
| 40 | Mount Pisgah Area Trails (Mileposts 407.6-411.9) | p. 238 |
| Mount Pisgah Trail and Picnic Area Connector | |
| Frying Pan Mountain Trail | |
| Shut-in Trail/Buck Spring Trail | |
| 41 | Graveyard Fields Loop (Milepost 418.8) | p. 244 |
| 42 | Shining Rock Wilderness (Mileposts 411.8-423.2) | p. 248 |
| Shining Rock Wilderness Circuits from the East Side | |
| Bald Summit Circuits on the Art Loeb Trail from the South Side | |
| West Side Circuit and Cold Mountain | |
| 43 | Devil's Courthouse Trail (Milepost 422.4) | p. 257 |
| 44 | Richland Balsam Self-Guiding Trail (Milepost-431.0) | p. 259 |
| 45 | Waterrock Knob Trail (Milepost 451.2) | p. 262 |
| Blue Ridge Parkway Mileage Log | p. 264 |
| Appendix A | Wildflowers Are Blooming! | p. 306 |
| Appendix B | Contact Information | p. 308 |
| Hike Index | p. 312 |
| About the Author | p. 314 |