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Natural Tunnel, called the Eighth Wonder of the World by William Jennings Bryan, features the railroad passing through the 850 foot long tunnel.  Camping, swimming, hiking, recreated block house,  
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.


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Revision as of 22:40, 16 March 2011

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.

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How to get there

From Kingsport, TN:

  1. Take Highway US-23 north into Virginia for 18 miles.
  2. At park sign, turn right onto State Route 871 for bit over a mile.
  3. Veer right at State Route 646 until reaching park entrance.

Trailheads are at several points in the park.

Trails

Natural Tunnel State Park has nine walking trails:

Trails Distance Blaze Difficulty Usage
NTSP Cabin Trail 0.50 mi White Easy Dnr hiking.png Dnr bike.png
NTSP Carter Log Cabin Trail 0.13 mi Green Easy Dnr hiking.png
NTSP Gorge Ridge Trail 0.27 mi Yellow Medium Dnr hiking.png Dnr bike.png
NTSP Lover’s Leap Trail 0.40 mi Blue Medium Dnr hiking.png
NTSP Purchase Ridge Trail 2.07 mi Brown Medium Dnr hiking.png Dnr bike.png
NTSP Spring Hollow Trail 0.28 mi Gold Medium Dnr hiking.png
NTSP Tunnel Hill Trail 0.54 mi Orange Medium Dnr hiking.png Dnr bike.png
NTSP Tunnel Trail 0.27 mi Green Difficult Dnr hiking.png
NTSP Virginia Birding And Wildlife Trail 0.70 mi Red Medium Dnr hiking.png

Maps

Natural Tunnel State Park website Virginia Outdoors detailed trail descriptions Trail map/guide brochure