Elizabeth Skinner and Charlie Skinner have spent the last two decades bicycling, hiking, and exploring the Piedmont, foothills and mountains of North Carolina. They shared their love of outdoor adventuring with two daughters and continue to pass along their years of experience to grateful readers. They live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

“A go-to source for people interested in riding the parkway from around the world.”—Winston-Salem Journal

• AcknowledgmentsPrefacePart 1: An Introduction to Bicycling the Blue RidgeThe Ultimate Bicycling RoadWeather in the Blue Ridge MountainsCamping versus LodgingGearing Up: Special Equipment and ClothingPart 2: Point-by-Point Descriptions An Explanation of Our Point-by-Point DescriptionsThe Skyline DriveFront Royal to Thornton GapThornton Gap to Swift Run GapSwift Run Gap to Rockfish GapThe Blue Ridge ParkwayRockfish Gap to James River Visitor CenterJames River Visitor Center to Roanoke MountainRoanoke Mountain to Mabry MillMabry Mill to Cumberland KnobCumberland Knob to Northwest Trading PostNorthwest Trading Post to Linville FallsLinville Falls to Craggy GardensCraggy Gardens to Mount PisgahMount Pisgah to CherokeeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkPart 3: AppendicesAppendix A: Bicycle ShopsAppendix B: For More InformationAppendix C: Major Elevation GainsIndex

Elizabeth Skinner and Charlie Skinner have spent the last two decades bicycling, hiking, and exploring the Piedmont, foothills and mountains of North Carolina. They shared their love of outdoor adventuring with two daughters and continue to pass along their years of experience to grateful readers. They live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

“A go-to source for people interested in riding the parkway from around the world.”—Winston-Salem Journal

• AcknowledgmentsPrefacePart 1: An Introduction to Bicycling the Blue RidgeThe Ultimate Bicycling RoadWeather in the Blue Ridge MountainsCamping versus LodgingGearing Up: Special Equipment and ClothingPart 2: Point-by-Point Descriptions An Explanation of Our Point-by-Point DescriptionsThe Skyline DriveFront Royal to Thornton GapThornton Gap to Swift Run GapSwift Run Gap to Rockfish GapThe Blue Ridge ParkwayRockfish Gap to James River Visitor CenterJames River Visitor Center to Roanoke MountainRoanoke Mountain to Mabry MillMabry Mill to Cumberland KnobCumberland Knob to Northwest Trading PostNorthwest Trading Post to Linville FallsLinville Falls to Craggy GardensCraggy Gardens to Mount PisgahMount Pisgah to CherokeeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkPart 3: AppendicesAppendix A: Bicycle ShopsAppendix B: For More InformationAppendix C: Major Elevation GainsIndex

Elizabeth Skinner and Charlie Skinner have spent the last two decades bicycling, hiking, and exploring the Piedmont, foothills and mountains of North Carolina. They shared their love of outdoor adventuring with two daughters and continue to pass along their years of experience to grateful readers. They live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

“A go-to source for people interested in riding the parkway from around the world.”—Winston-Salem Journal

• AcknowledgmentsPrefacePart 1: An Introduction to Bicycling the Blue RidgeThe Ultimate Bicycling RoadWeather in the Blue Ridge MountainsCamping versus LodgingGearing Up: Special Equipment and ClothingPart 2: Point-by-Point Descriptions An Explanation of Our Point-by-Point DescriptionsThe Skyline DriveFront Royal to Thornton GapThornton Gap to Swift Run GapSwift Run Gap to Rockfish GapThe Blue Ridge ParkwayRockfish Gap to James River Visitor CenterJames River Visitor Center to Roanoke MountainRoanoke Mountain to Mabry MillMabry Mill to Cumberland KnobCumberland Knob to Northwest Trading PostNorthwest Trading Post to Linville FallsLinville Falls to Craggy GardensCraggy Gardens to Mount PisgahMount Pisgah to CherokeeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkPart 3: AppendicesAppendix A: Bicycle ShopsAppendix B: For More InformationAppendix C: Major Elevation GainsIndex