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Great vantage point so you can see the waterfall from a sufficient distance

Very nice view of the waterfall

Linville Falls Picnic Area is at Milepost 316.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway and plays host to a bunch of different picnic areas, pavilions, and parking lots. The majority of the sites are right on the Linville River; this is one of the more popular picnic areas on the parkway due to how many sites there are and how close it is to the Linville Gorge Wilderness.

Linville Falls Road leads down a country road to a trailhead parking area for a number of different trails. You're running through a tunnel of trees for a lot of the road, but you also get a few open views of the Linville River, which runs parallel to the road pretty much the entire time.

At 3,475 feet, Bald Knob is just lower than its neighbor Dobson Knob, but it also features some better views. The section of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail that passes over the summit of the mountain is pretty steep and is tough running.

The Linville Gorge Trail follows the Linville River the entire time and offers access to the many trails climbing in and out of the river valley. The singletrack path features some rolling hills with rocks and roots and continuous views of the water.

Duggers Creek Falls is an underrated waterfall just off the side of Linville Falls Road. This is an easy waterfall to add onto the start, end, or middle of your run since the trail accessing the falls is so short.

The viewpoints at the ends of the Plunge Basin spur trails are some of the most secluded overlooks at Linville Falls. The trails getting to the overlooks aren't used as much as the paths on the southern banks of the river, so expect the running to be a little slower on this side of the water.