While the shuttle bus continues to operate on its normal schedule, access will be limited to the quarter-mile section around the top of the summit on weekdays, so shuttle riders m ...

2. Hike the Peaks of Otter Trail to Sharp Top Mountain The most well-known trail of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Parkway is the Peaks of Otter trail. It’s a 1.5-mile hike to the summit of Sharp Top.

The peak of Sharp Top Mountain is reached by a 1.5-mile trail that “ascends 1,300 vertical feet through the forests ... to spectacular 360° views,” the National Park Service says.

The Sharp Top trail at the Peaks of Otter will be open ... because the trail will be closed to all foot traffic below the mountain top. During the closure, badly eroded sections of the trail ...