Walking Event: Blue Ridge Parkway

Mon-Thu 7am-9pm, Fri-Sat 7-10, Sun 8-8, call for holiday hours. Please walk during daylight hours only. Youth under age 18 may walk with credit for free. Manor House Trail: Register at Blowing Rock Market and drive about 0.7 mile to walk start at Bass Lake parking area. Enjoy the walk as it circles Bass Lake and goes through the forest on Rhododendron lined, dirt and gravel surfaced carriage trails and visits the Manor House on the Moses Cone Flat Top Mountain Estate, now a national park nestled along the Blue Ridge Parkway. A large variety of hardwoods and conifers along with Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel and other native flora assure a colorful and interesting walk throughout the year. The trail may be difficult for wheel chairs due to hills and is recommended for medium and large wheeled strollers. GPS N36deg 08.11', W81deg 40.67'