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Snickers Gap, originally William's Gap, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by Virginia State Route 7. The Appalachian Trail also passes across the gap. Bear's Den and Raven Rocks are adjacent to the gap.
Snicker’s Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains that is located between Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. A wind gap has no streams or rivers flowing through it. The gap was a major route for Native Americans, being the best way through the Blue Ridge for twenty miles in either direction.
Snicker’s Gap provides year-round access to ridge-top deciduous forest and is a good stopping place to look for woodland birds such as pileated and red-bellied woodpeckers, cedar waxwing, and the occasional ruffed grouse or wild turkey.
An easy 1.9-mile out-and-back hike in Bluemont, Virginia leads hikers to Bears Den Overlook, a rocky outcrop with spectacular west-facing views. This family-friendly hike largely follows the white-blazed Appalachian Trail from the parking area on Route 7 at Snickers Gap.
A fairly easy half-mile hike from the large Snickers Gap parking area on Route 7. The short trail has a few steep and rocky sections. A longer and more challenging hike past the viewpoint on the Appalachian Trail's “roller coaster” section.
At 1,056 feet above sea level, Snickers Gap is one of the lowest wind gaps in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Hawk enthusiasts gather here in early October for birdwatching. From the Route 7 parking lot in Snickers Gap, a blue-blazed trail leads south to the Appalachian Trail (AT).
The Battle of Cool Spring, also known as Castleman's Ferry, Island Ford, Parker's Ford, and Snicker's Ferry, was a battle in the American Civil War fought July 17–18, 1864, in Clarke County, Virginia, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. The battle was a Confederate victory.
Snickers Gap is a low break in the Blue Ridge Mountains, shaped in a broad wedge, with the point nestled against the Shenandoah and the rest fanning out toward Bluemont and Round Hill. It takes its name from one Edward Snickers, who bought an estate on this flat patch of country from George Washington’s brother in the 1770s.
The tiny village of Bluemont, Virginia has the distinction of being the highest community in Loudoun County at 680 ft above sea level. It has been known in the past as Snicker’s Gap, “Punkin Town,” and Snickersville.
This is a list of gaps in Virginia. This list is arranged by mountain ranges. This list of Virginia Blue Ridge gaps is listed starting from north to south. ^ "Topographic Map of Petites Gap Area". TopoZone.