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#Continue to end of gravel road to parking lot with few picnic tables.
#Continue to end of gravel road to parking lot with few picnic tables.
The gate to the back parking lot can be locked, so access is across the swinging bridge.  
The gate to the back parking lot can be locked, so access is across the swinging bridge.  


== Route Description==
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== Maps ==
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Revision as of 21:07, 21 December 2011


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Trail Name Pinnacle Natural Area Preserve
Nearest City Lebanon
State Virginia
Trail Marking {{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features Dnr hiking.png Dnr waterfall.png
Difficulty Rating Easy
Hiking Time 33 Hours <br />0.188 Days <br />180 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip ~4"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
Climb/Descent Elevation ~750"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point ~2,400"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
Nearest Medical Lebanon, VA
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Trail Overview

Easy day hike. Cross a swinging bridge, walk along trout-stocked Big Cedar Creek, splash in the “Big Falls”, and view the 600’ Pinnacle rock formation. Hike in spring for wildflowers and fall for leaf color.

How to get there

From Bristol, TN

  1. North on I-81.
  2. Take Exit 14 at Abingdon.
  3. Head north back under the interstate on CR647/Old Jonesboro Road for 0.5 mile.
  4. Turn right/east onto West Main Street for 0.9 mile.
  5. Turn left/north onto US-19 for 18 miles, which becomes a limited access highway.
  6. Take Exit 1 once at Lebanon, then left/north on the overpass.
  7. Continue on West Main Street into Lebanon for a mile.
  8. Turn left/NW onto VA-82/Cleveland Road for a mile.
  9. Turn right/east onto CR640 for just over four miles.
  10. Turn left at entrance sign onto CR721. If you see Shoemaker Cemetery, you’ve passed it.
  11. Continue to end of gravel road to parking lot with few picnic tables.

The gate to the back parking lot can be locked, so access is across the swinging bridge.

Route Description

Multiple trails available. A possible loop hike could be to cross the swinging bridge. The one-mile Big Cedar Creek Trail follows a well-established path mostly along a gravel access road to the Big Falls. Proceeded onto the Clinch River Trail and the Pinnacle View Loop to see the 600’ rock formation. The river trail ends at the Clinch River, backtracked to Copper Ridge Trail and up a 350’ elevation climb to the overlook. (I would recommend the overlook when the leaves are down for better views of the Clinch.) Backtrack on Big Cedar Creek Trail to parking lot. This hike would definitely qualify for families and beginners.

Trail Miles Blaze Difficulty Usage
Big Cedar Creek Trail 1.0 Easy Dnr hiking.png
Grapevine Hill Trail 1.15 Medium Dnr hiking.png
Spring Falls Trail 0.25 Easy Dnr hiking.png
Big Falls Trail 0.5 Easy Dnr hiking.png
Clinch River Trail 0.5 Easy Dnr hiking.png
Pinnacle View Loop 0.5 Easy Dnr hiking.png
Copper Ridge Trail 0.5 Medium Dnr hiking.png

Typical Conditions

The trails are reasonably maintained paths or gravel roads. In 2010, it was apparent that summer crews had been clearing the deadfalls from the hard 2009 winter.

The Pinnacle NAP could be very busy during early spring to mid-June as the Big Cedar Creek is stocked with trout. Fall might be quite pleasant when the trees turn color.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No permit or fee. The nature area closes at dusk.

After the Hike

Misc. Information

The official Virginia.gov Pinnacle NAP webpage [1]. Based on the boundary map, it appears the Pinnacle itself is not within the park.

Maps

<googlemap lat="36.96" lon="-82.0553" type="terrain" zoom="15" height="600" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Placeholder_trail.kml (A) 36.95317,-82.0553 Main parking lot (L) 36.95365,-82.0546 Swinging bridge (J) 36.95312,-82.05288 Road crosses creek – no bridge (N) 36.95967,-82.05383 Sykes Cemetery (C) 36.96233,-82.05383 Big Falls (E) 36.96487,-82.05417 Copper Ridge Overlook </googlemap>

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