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Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias Guide Book

by David Lillard & Gwyn Hicks (Stackpole Books)
Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias

420pp/photos/maps/elevation charts
ISBN: 0811726703

This AT guide is part of a 5-book series covering all the segments of the Appalachian Trail. This volume covers the 46 segments through Virginia and West Virginia. Each trail description includes topo maps, elevation profiles, endpoint access, mile-by-mile route description, and natural & historical features.

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... Preview: This hike travels mostly forested ridge lines and stream valleys, emerging only briefly at Black Rock for views to the north and west. But what it lacks in plentiful vistas, it makes up for in abunda ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Buchanan, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 11.1 miles
... Preview: Hikers in search of a wildflower ramble need look no further. The nearly 800-foot climb to the summit of Apple Orchard Mt. Might be more demanding were it not for so many occasions to stop and enjoy ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Buchanan, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 7.3 miles
... Preview: After a slight incline up from Big Horse Gap at the beginning of this hike, it's smooth sailing as the AT cuts down the southern side of Sugar Run Mountain, drops over 1300 feet in 1 mile, then contin ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Bland, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 9.7 miles
... Preview: There is much to see on this hike, but it is sound you may remember most. The ever present winds circling through the Franklin Cliffs sing in multiple tones. They construct chords, that at times sou ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Elkton, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 7.4 miles
... Preview: For the few hours it takes to walk this easy, scenic ramble, all hikers can imagine themselves AT surveyors of the late 1920s. Much of the 7.4-mile stretch coincides with the AT's original route. Th ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Buchanan, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 7.4 miles
... Preview: This section of the AT swings far enough away from the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) to escape most traffic sounds. A steep climb to Fullhardt Knob in the middle of the hike, gaining 1000 feet over 1 mile ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Troutville, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 11.5 miles
... Preview: There are several spots along the AT that stops hikers in their tracks, so surprising, immediate, almost overwhelming is the view. Blackrock is such a place. A massive, 1000-foot pile of quartzite b ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Rockfish Gap, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 8.1 miles
... Preview: This hike from the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area headquarters rambles over the crests of Brushy, Locust, and Glade mountains, following a ridgeline at about 4000 feet, and descends into the Gr ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Atkins, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 8.8 miles
... Preview: This rough section of the AT takes you over The Priest, at 4063 feet the highest point of the Religious Range, which also includes Little Priest, The Cardinal, and The Friar. The Priest to the south ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Montebello, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 6.2 miles
... Preview: Set between two extremely strenuous sections of the trail, this easy-to-moderate hike crosses the western end of Catawba Mountain and offers variegated landscapes, from rocky knobs to open fields. On ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Roanoke, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 5.9 miles
... Preview: For most of the year, this forest ramble is not one that draws the crowds to the Blue Ridge. Most "destination hikers" who have journeyed to the Blue Ridge are hiking 10 miles south in Shenandoah Nat ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Front Royal , VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 20.7 miles
... Preview: This rugged hike offers remarkable rock formations of Erwin quartzite and soft shale, along with a virtual botanical garden of the wildflowers of the southern Blue Ridge in spring and early summer. R ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Buchanan, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 6.4 miles
... Preview: Hoisting you over towering Silurian sandstone formations and through ambushes their smaller but still treacherously off-spring, this section of the AT is not the place for a casual stroll. But for th ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Roanoke, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 7 miles
... Preview: This hike begins with a view of Burkes Garden so diverting a hiker could have trouble moving down the trail. But the beaver ponds and isolation of Hunting Camp Creek and Little Wolf Creek are worthy ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Bland, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 8.7 miles
... Preview: This saunter over Chestnut Ridge to Poor Valley and over Lynn Camp and Brushy Mountains offers the kind of remote, wild feeling for which the southern Appalachian Trail is known. The American chestnu ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Bland, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 17.1 miles
... Preview: The hike begins with an easy ascent of Hogback's second peak. At 3475 feet, Hogback is the highest point in the North District of Shenandoah National Park. Unfortunately, the summit is also home to ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Front Royal , VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 8.5 miles
... Preview: This short hike is designed especially for Blue Ridge Parkway travelers who want to experience a bit of the 493-mile parkway corridor on foot. Just as museums and living history exhibits bring the na ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Rockfish Gap, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 4.8 miles
... Preview: From the beginning of the hike, two distinct ecological worlds of the region are clear: the moist soils near the stream valleys and the rocky, dry soils of the ridges and ledges. Down in the stream v ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Trout Dale, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 23.1 miles
... Preview: This easy hike, which begins only a few minutes' drive from the north entrance to Shenandoah National Park, offers a fine opportunity to enjoy nearly the full breadth of experience that is the AT in t ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Front Royal , VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 8.3 miles
... Preview: Don't let the mileage scare you: This is an easy hike. With its ready access to Loft Mountain Campground providing early exits, it is also a perfect hike for introducing a friend or child to the AT. ... From the guidebook "Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Virginias"
Waynesboro, VA - Hiking - Trail Length: 11.3 miles

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