Flat Top

The Flat Top Trail Parking Area on the Blue Ridge Parkway is the location for the northern end of the Flat Top Trail, which runs 4.4 miles from here to the Peaks of Otter Campground. Along the way it ascends to the top of Flat Top Mountain, one of three mountains in the area. The trail climbs 2,400 feet from the Parkway to the peak (elevation 4,004). A short spur trail, the Cross Rock Trail (.2 mile round trip), branches off the Flat Rock Trail on the hike up the mountain. You can also access the Fallingwater Cascades Trail from here. A 200-foot connector trail is located on the other side of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Fallingwater Cascades Trail is a very popular loop hike, and it has its own parking area less than a half mile to the north.