Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway is a run-hike climb in North Carolina. At 2.1 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. Its steepest 500 metres run at 16.8% and start 811 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Most runners need 14 to 23 minutes. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care. Southwest-facing: it gets the afternoon heat and clears of snow early. The nearest named summit, Green Knob at 1,534 m, is 581 m away.
- TEP
- 2.1
- Climb
- +197 m
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Average grade
- 12.7%
- Time
- 14 to 23 min
Climbs nearby
- Ivestor Gap, 3.0 km at 19.0%, North Carolina (1.8 km away)
- Case Camp Ridge, 2.2 km at 14.2%, North Carolina (2 km away)
- Greasy Cove, 2.6 km at 14.9% (2.1 km away)
- Shining Creek, 6.2 km at 11.6% (2.2 km away)
- Seniard Ridge, 4.1 km at 11.0% (2.7 km away)
- Mst - Pisgah Rd, 3.6 km at 10.2% (3.3 km away)
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