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Chestoa View

 

There are several picnic tables at the large Chestoa View Parking Area, located at milepost 320.8 of the Blue Ridge Parkway.  A short trail leads to a stone observation deck that many call the best view on the Parkway.  For more views there is the 30 minute, 0.6 mile Chestoa View Loop Trail.  Most travelers just visit the observation deck and not the loop trail.

To do the loop trail from the first overlook, retrace your steps back up the walkway to the top of the Chestoa View Trail. Continue on up the trail for about 1,000 feet where you will come to an intersection on the trail. Go to your left.

Shortly after, you will come to your first view of US 221 below. Continue forward on the trail. Not faraway will be a second and even better view of US 221. From here, you will continue around the loop trail and back to the parking area.

This classic Parkway leg stretcher is a must do.  There are pictures and a map below.  The Chestoa View Loop Trail is featured in the hiking guide book Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway.  Don't miss this fantastic stop along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Stone overlook

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