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The AT is crossed by Sugar Run Road, Va 663, near the entry into the area on the north. Ribble Trail is a blue-blazed trail that was once the route of the Appalachian Trail before a relocation of the trail. It leaves the present Appalachian Trail at mile-marker 13.4 (going south), then rejoins it at mile marker 21.0.
The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost 2,200 miles (3,540 km) between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states. [2] The Appalachian Trail Conservancy claims the Appalachian Trail to be the world's longest hiking-only trail. [3]
McAfee Knob is located on the Appalachian Trail, a four-mile hike northbound from the intersection with VA-311 in Catawba, Virginia or a 16-mile (26 km) hike southbound from US-220 in Troutville, Virginia. The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190-mile (3,520 km) hiking trail following the Appalachian Mountains between Georgia and Maine, and is a unit ...
An 8.8-mile (14.2 km) approach trail (not part of the AT) begins at the Amicalola Falls State Park visitor center. At 4,458 feet (1,359 m), Blood Mountain is the highest point on the trail in Georgia. The AT and approach trail are managed and maintained by the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club. See: Georgia Peaks on the Appalachian Trail
Going south on the trail, beginning at the trailhead on VA 611 (Slide Mountain Road) the trail climbs up to the crest of Brushy Mountain then exits the area at the trailhead on VA612. Points along the trail are: va [4] 0.0 mile, trailhead on VA 611; 2.2 miles, turn left to follow old road; 4.5 miles, turn right onto graded path
4,490 acres (18.2 km 2) Cove Mountain is a wildland in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia that has been recognized by the Wilderness Society as a special place worthy of protection from logging and road construction. [1] The wild area includes a seven-mile section of the Appalachian Trail with four miles ...
Ashby's Gap. Location of the gap in Virginia. Ashby Gap, more commonly known as Ashby's Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border of Clarke County, Loudoun County and Fauquier County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by U.S. Route 50. The Appalachian trail also passes across the gap.
Grayson Highlands State Park is a state park located in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. It is adjacent to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and lies within the Jefferson National Forest. The park was established in 1965 and contains a total of 4,502 acres (1,822 ha). [1] The park hosts a number of outdoor activities including ...