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Trail Name	Devil's Bathtub
Nearest City	Ft. Blackmore
State	Virginia
Trail Marking	{{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking Time	55 Hours <br />0.313 Days <br />300 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip	7-9"-9" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
Climb/Descent Elevation	1,3001,300 Feet <br />396.24 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point	"" is not a number.
Nearest Medical	Kingsport
Trip Reports	Click Here

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Trail Overview

Devils Fork Creek with several fords, interesting Devils Bathtub pool, sandstone cliffs with coal seams

How to get there

From Gate City, VA

Take VA 71 east out of town.
Turn on VA 72 and proceed north for 11 miles to and through Ft. Blackmore.
Turn left/north onto VA 619 (Big Stoney Creek Road).
Cross Stoney Creek and swing right with VA 619.
After 4.3 miles on VA 619, enter the National Forest.
Turn left past Devil Fork Fishing/Hunting Club (sign) onto a gravel road (FS Road 213/Alley Valley Rd).
After 0.25 mile on the gravel road, turn left on a narrow right-of-way between a garage and small white house (FS Road 619).
Parking area is in about 0.25 miles at trailhead.

Other visitors have noted that if your vehicle doesn't have good ground clearance (ie, a sedan), you may want to park at the bottom of the hill near the creek.

Route Description

Hike up Devil Fork from parking area and loop up on mountain and back. There are several fords (at least ten). There is an interesting pool just downstream from the Devil’s Bathtub. On trail above the pool, a sign points downstream to the actual Devils Bathtub pool. To make a longer hike, continue upstream, then follow trail up right side of mountain. This eventually levels out and circles back to the old road leading back to the parking area.

Typical Conditions

Per another trail review site, "Although the trail follows yellow blazes for its entire 7 miles, poor maintenance means it is often difficult to find the blazes-and the path, which, in several places, scrambles over large rocks or up very steep cliff faces."

Fees, Permits, etc.

No fee or permit to visit

After the Hike

Misc. Information

Coordinates to the Devils Bath Tub: N 36 48.802 W 082 38.979

See also the excellent write-up in [Explore Scott County] website.

Maps

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 <!-- Please enter detailed instruction on how to find the trail head. -->
 From Gate City, VA
-#Turn on VA 72 and proceed north through Ft. Blackmore for 11.2 miles.
+#Take VA 71 east out of town.
-#Turn left onto VA 619 and proceed on it; cross Stoney Creek and swing right with VA 619.
+#Turn on VA 72 and proceed north for 11 miles to and through Ft. Blackmore.
-#After 4.3 miles on Va. 619, in the National Forest, turn left past Devil Fork Fishing/Hunting Club (sign) onto a gravel road.
+#Turn left/north onto VA 619 (Big Stoney Creek Road).
-#After ¼ mile on the gravel road, turn left on a narrow right-of-way between a garage and small white house to a parking area in about 0.25 miles at trailhead.
+#Cross Stoney Creek and swing right with VA 619.
+#After 4.3 miles on VA 619, enter the National Forest.
+#Turn left past Devil Fork Fishing/Hunting Club (sign) onto a gravel road (FS Road 213/Alley Valley Rd).
+#After 0.25 mile on the gravel road, turn left on a narrow right-of-way between a garage and small white house (FS Road 619).
+#Parking area is in about 0.25 miles at trailhead.
+Other visitors have noted that if your vehicle doesn't have good ground clearance (ie, a sedan), you may want to park at the bottom of the hill near the creek.
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