Hikes in the VirginiasStackpole Books, 1998 - 432 pages Spend a few hours hiking on America's most venerable National Scenic Trail. Take a day's walk near Damascus, Virginia, or in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, two hiker-friendly villages. Enjoy a woodland ramble amidst the flame azaleas at 5729-ft. Mt. Rogers in Virginia's southern highlands. Go out for a weekend of a week deep in Jefferson or George Washington national forests. Or explore the wildlife and historic sites along the trail near Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. Whereever you hike: Relish the views. Lace up your boots, grab your pack, and come out to see the fascinating rocks, plants, animals, and historic places on the Appalachian Trail. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Abbreviations | 7 |
Circuit or Loop Hikes Shuttle | 13 |
Finding Your Way 23 | 14 |
Virginia West Virginia | 27 |
Hike 2 Whitetop Mt and Buz | 37 |
Hike | 47 |
Hike | 56 |
Hike 21 Black Horse Gap | 177 |
Hike 22 Cove Mt to Jennings | 185 |
Hike 23 Apple Orchard Falls | 191 |
Hike 24 Apple Orchard Falls | 198 |
Hike 25 Petites Gap to James | 205 |
Hike 26 Punch Bowl Mt | 215 |
Hike 28 Tar Jacket Ridge | 233 |
Hike 29 Salt Log Gap North | 345 |
Hike 6 Tennessee Valley | 62 |
Hike 7 Garden Mt Chestnut | 70 |
Hike 9 Kimberling Creek | 85 |
Hike 11 Southern End | 98 |
Hike 13 Sugar Run Gap | 109 |
Hike 14 Stony Creek Valley | 117 |
Hike 32 Reeds Gap to Cedar | 360 |
Hike 34 McCormick Gap to Turk | 387 |
Hike 36 Jones Run Trail to Address and Telephone | 395 |
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Common terms and phrases
Appalachian Trail Appalachian Trail Conference ascent begins Big Meadows Blackrock blazes Blue Ridge blue-blazed trail leads Branch BRPMP Brushy Mt Cabin Campground camping campsite Catawba climb Cove Mt created using Maptech Creek Valley crest Day hike Doyles River early exit option east Elevation Falls Trail follows forest Fork ft/m Hawksbill hemlock hickory hikers intersection Itinerary Miles James River Johns Creek junction Knob Laurel Creek maps Maptech TopoScout Meadows mountain Natural history features old road Overlook Overnight backpacking hike parking area parkway PATC Pearisburg picnic area pine quartzite Recommended direction rhododendron roadside parking rock Rockfish Gap SDMP Shenandoah Shenandoah National Park side trail Skyline Dr South River spot spring steep stream summit switchbacks thru-hikers tion trail continues trail crosses Trailhead access trailhead parking trees Tye River USFS views Virginia Virginia Creeper Trail Whitetop wilderness woods Yes Overnight backpacking