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{{Park
Natural Tunnel, called the Eighth Wonder of the World by William Jennings Bryan, features the railroad passing through the 850 foot long tunnel plus  camping, swimming pool, hiking, recreated block house, and picnicing.
|Park Type=State Park
|Park Website=https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/natural-tunnel
|Trail Map Link=https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/document/data/trail-guide-naturaltunnel.pdf
|Activities=Hiking, Boating, Biking, Geocaching, Camping, Horses, Fishing, Caving, Hunting
|Features=Vistas, Rivers
|Park Amenities=Pools, Fast Food Grill, Sports, Picnicking, Playgrounds
|Lodging Types=Lodge/Inn/Hotel, Group Lodge, Cabins, Campground, Group Campground
|Camping Amenities=Site water, Dump station, 20 amp electrical, 30 amp electrical, 50 amp electrical, Showers, Playgrounds, Camp Store
|City=Duffield
|Area=909 acres
|Operated By=Commonwealth of Virginia
|Main Location=36.703, -82.743
}}
{{Park trail map}}


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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.697327" lon="-82.740097" type="terrain" zoom="14" overview="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png">
==Park Overview==
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Natural_Tunnel_SP_-_Purchase_Ridge_Trail.kml
Natural Tunnel, called the Eighth Wonder of the World by William Jennings Bryan, features the railroad passing through the 850 foot long tunnel plus  camping, swimming pool, hiking, recreated block house, and picnicking.
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Natural_Tunnel_SP_-_Cabin_Trail.kml
</googlemap>


== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
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== Trails ==
== Trails ==
Natural Tunnel State Park has {{Park trail count}} walking trails covering {{Park trail miles}}:
Natural Tunnel State Park has nine walking trails:
{{Park trail table|Park={{PAGENAME}}}}


==Gallery==
{|class="wikitable" border="1"
{{Park trail gallery|Park={{PAGENAME}}}}
!Trails
{{Trail Stub
!Distance
|Trail=Stock Creek
!Blaze
|Trail Distance=1.03 mi
!Difficulty
|Difficulty=Medium
!Usage
|Trail Marking=Gold
|----
}}
|[[NTSP Cabin Trail|Cabin Trail]]
{{Trail Stub
|0.50 mi
|Trail=Cabin
|White
|Trail Distance=0.50 mi
|Easy
|Difficulty=Easy
|{{Hike}} {{Biking}}  
|Trail Marking=Yellow
|----
}}
|[[NTSP Carter Log Cabin Trail|Carter Log Cabin Trail]]
{{Trail Stub
|0.13 mi
|Trail=Carter Log Cabin
|Green
|Trail Distance=0.13 mi
|Easy
|Difficulty=Easy
|{{Hike}}
|Trail Marking=Green
|----
}}
|[[NTSP Gorge Ridge Trail|Gorge Ridge Trail]]
{{Trail Stub
|0.27 mi
|Trail=Gorge Ridge
|Yellow
|Trail Distance=0.27 mi
|Medium
|Difficulty=Medium
|{{Hike}} {{Biking}}
|Trail Marking=Yellow
|----
}}
|[[NTSP Lover’s Leap Trail|Lover’s Leap Trail]]
{{Trail Stub
|0.40 mi
|Trail=Lover’s Leap
|Blue
|Trail Distance=0.36 mi
|Medium
|Difficulty=Medium
|{{Hike}}
|Trail Marking=Blue
|----
|Trail Highlight=Partially accessible
|[[NTSP Purchase Ridge Trail|Purchase Ridge Trail]]
}}
|2.07 mi
{{Trail Stub
|Brown
|Trail=Tunnel Hill
|Medium
|Trail Distance=0.54 mi
|{{Hike}} {{Biking}}
|Difficulty=Medium
|----
|Trail Marking=Orange
|[[NTSP Spring Hollow Trail|Spring Hollow Trail]]
}}
|0.28 mi
{{Trail Stub
|Gold
|Trail=Tunnel
|Medium
|Trail Distance=0.27 mi
|{{Hike}}
|Difficulty=Hard
|----
|Trail Marking=Green
|[[NTSP Tunnel Hill Trail|Tunnel Hill Trail]]
}}
|0.54 mi
{{Trail Stub
|Orange
|Trail=Virginia Birding And Wildlife
|Medium
|Trail Distance=0.70 mi
|{{Hike}} {{Biking}}
|Difficulty=Medium
|----
|Trail Marking=Red
|[[NTSP Tunnel Trail|Tunnel Trail]]
}}
|0.27 mi
{{Map Marker
|Green
|Icon Type=Cave
|Difficult
|Marker Title=The Natural Tunnel
|{{Hike}}
|Marker Description=Accessible entrance
|----
|Marker Location=36.702455,-82.744481
|[[NTSP Virginia Birding And Wildlife Trail|Virginia Birding And Wildlife Trail]]
}}
|0.70 mi
|Red
|Medium
|{{Hike}}
|----
|}
 
== Maps ==
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*[http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/nat.shtml Natural Tunnel State Park website]
*[http://www.virginiaoutdoors.com/parks/activities/natural-tunnel-state-park/Hiking/  Virginia Outdoors detailed trail descriptions]
*[http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/documents/naturaltunnel.pdf Trail map/guide brochure]
 
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