Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities

There are several trails vistors can enjoy near the byway:

Seven Sisters Trailhead is located on Rt. 717. It is a 3 to 4 car parking lot with access to Stony Creek. The Seven Sisters Trail is 4.8 miles long and of moderate difficulty. It terminates inside of the Stony Fork Campground as it meets the Stony Fork Nature Trail. This is a multiple use trail.

Buck Astin Homestead Site is the original homestead of one of the subsistence farmers that settled in the Stony Fork Valley. The site contains a parking lot and a short half-mile trail with several interpretive signs. The trail is primitive and not wheelchair accessible. A wildlife opening is nearby.

Monster Rock is a hiking trail approximately three quarters of a mile in length and of moderate difficulty. Monster Rock offers a vista of the Stony Fork Watershed, which includes Bland County farmscapes and historic Garden Mountain to the north. The parking lot for Monster Rock is the privately owned Big Walker Mountain Lookout; similar views are available at this lookout.

The Appalachian Trail crosses Rt. 615 at Laurel Creek, approximately 2 miles from the byway. Although not directly on the Scenic Byway, its close proximity offers another hiking opportunity as the Trail Boss and High Water Trail form loop hikes that can be accessed at this point for two separate one-day hiking opportunities.

FS 206 was constructed by the CCC as a firebreak and still serves this purpose. The maintained part of this route ends at Big Bend Picnic Area. From here, the road becomes a multiple use trail as it continues to traverse the mountain ridge. This was once the location of the Appalachian Trail.