Trails in the Old Fort Trailhead Area

Here is a list of all trails in the Old Fort Trailhead area.

Each trail has its own printable page with all the information and links, including (where available):

• directions to the starting point
• difficulty
• length
• elevation change
• a map
• photos from along the way, and
• a detailed description and trail directions.

For general information about the Old Fort trailhead, see the Old Fort Trailhead page.

Need to find trails by another method? Go back to Trails.

Nearby Trails

The following trails cross into this trailhead area, but are primarily accessed from another trailhead:

Young's Ridge Trail

• Formerly known as Kitsuma or Kitsuma Peak. Starting at its upper end, the trail ascends gently beside I-40 before climbing more steeply through a set of 12 switchbacks approaching the peak, gaining 500ft elevation from the parking area. There are...
• 4.2mi, Hilly, Some Obstacles
• Grandfather Ranger District Trailhead

Heartbreak Ridge Trail

• Descends all the way down the Blue Ridge from the Blue Ridge Parkway near Glass Rock Knob to the Star Gap trail not far from the Old Fort Geyser.
• 3.9mi, Climbs Moderately, Some Obstacles
• Grandfather Ranger District Trailhead

Star Gap Trail

• 1.5mi, ,
• Grandfather Ranger District Trailhead

East Ridge Trail

• 2.48mi, Hilly, Some Obstacles
• Montreat Trailhead

Old Mitchell Toll Road Trail

• 9.7mi, Climbs Gently, Some Obstacles
• Montreat Trailhead

Point Lookout Trail

• This greenway path/trail follows the route of old US Hwy 70 on a steady grade up the Blue Ridge Escarpment from the valley near Old Fort to the top near Ridgecrest. It's a strip of asphalt down the old concrete roadway. Hemmed in by a hardwood and...
• 3.62mi, Climbs Moderately, Paved
• Grandfather Ranger District Trailhead