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Pounding Mill Overlook – Looking Glass Falls loop from Boylston Creek Church

Pounding Mill Overlook – Looking Glass Falls loop from Boylston Creek Church

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4.8

(9976)

17,693

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Pounding Mill Overlook – Looking Glass Falls loop from Boylston Creek Church

07:26

121km

2,060m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 103 km for 132 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20.7 km

South Country Club Road

Highlight • Cycleway

The views from this quiet winding road are lovely with the wooded hills in the background. Keep your eye out for the interesting bird species that live in the surrounding woods.

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68.4 km

NC Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest

Forest

79.2 km

View of Looking Glass Rock

Highlight • Viewpoint

Located at mile marker 417 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Looking Glass Rock Overlook serves as both a parking area for Skinny Dip Falls and a scenic viewing area for Looking Glass Rock.

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81.4 km

Cherry Cove Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Like a lot of the other nearby overlooks, the Cherry Cove View overlook offers another perspective of Looking Glass Rock. It's located at Milepost 415.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway …

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85.3 km

Pounding Mill Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Pounding Mill Overlook is one of the most popular and most photographed overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It's situated at Milepost 413.2 and looks out over Looking Glass …

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86.2 km

Cycling along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Pisgah National Forest reveals stunning Appalachian views, with rolling hills and verdant valleys. The parkway is lined with diverse trees, including oak, hickory, and pine.

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99.5 km

Sliding Rock Viewpoint

Viewpoint

103 km

Looking Glass Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Looking Glass Falls is one of the most popular and beautiful waterfalls in North Carolina. And it's perhaps the easiest to view (one of the few accessible roadside waterfalls, making …

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103 km

Looking Glass Falls Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Step off the bike and take the turn off of the main road to find the Looking Glass Falls Viewpoint.

Looking Glass Falls is the perfect quick pit-stop for everyone …

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111 km

Davidson River

Highlight • River

Davidson River marks the southern start of the Art Loeb Trail. It’s a good spot to filter water before the climb ahead. Expect a gradual but steady ascent as you …

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121 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.0 km

39.2 km

5.99 km

4.94 km

4.55 km

309 m

137 m

Surfaces

98.5 km

16.0 km

6.06 km

551 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,790 m)

Lowest point (640 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 17 July

33°C

19°C

75 %

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Pounding Mill Overlook – Looking Glass Falls loop from Boylston Creek Church

South Country Club Road

View of Looking Glass Rock

Cherry Cove Viewpoint

Pounding Mill Overlook

Blue Ridge Parkway

Looking Glass Falls

Looking Glass Falls Viewpoint

Davidson River

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