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Trail Overview

Hungry Mother State Park offers eight hiking trails covering around 12 miles running along the lake, through woods, and up to park's 3,270 feet highpoint.

How to get there

From the TriCities area:

1. Take I-81 up to Exit 44 (US-11/Marion).
2. Turn right/NE on US-11/Lee Highway and proceed into town just over three miles.
3. Turn left/NW onto VA-16 and continue another four miles.
4. Turn right/NW into state park.
5. Day parking for the main trails on right below dam - and back by the CCC cabins.

Route Description

The following trails are available in Hungry Mother State Park.

Trail	Miles	Blaze	Difficulty	Usage
Beaver Pond Trail	0.4	Purple	Easy
Campbranch Trail	0.7	White	Easy
Center Creek Trail	0.5	Purple	Medium
Cold Springs Trail	0.5	Yellow	Medium
Deer Trail	0.5	Purple	Easy
Geological Trail	0.35	White	Medium
Grassy Creek Trail	0.5	Yellow	Medium
Grassy Overlook Trail	0.5	Green	Medium
Ladies Loop Trail	0.24	Gray	Moderate
Lake Trail	0.5	Orange	Easy
Laurel Branch Trail	1.25	Red	Medium
Loop Trail	0.4	Green	Easy
Mountain Bike Trail	3.0	Green	Medium
Overlook Trail	0.75	Green	Medium
Prospectors' Trail	1.5	Orange	Medium
Rattlesnake Trail	2.5	Orange	Medium
Ridge Trail	0.5	Blue	Medium
River Trail	1.0	Blue	Difficult
Tower Tunnel Trail	0.2	Yellow	Easy
Towers Overlook Trail	0.15	Red	Easy

An interesting loop hike

Typical Conditions

Being a VA state park, the dirt and gravel trails are kept in excellent condition. Some of the trail sections do narrow to a tight single-track, but adequate use of switchbacks keeps the elevation change reasonably gradual. Most of the trails are in the forest, some with lake views.

Fees, Permits, etc.

Daily parking fee for passenger vehicles into VA state parks is $2 weekdays, $3 weekends.

Maps

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(G) 36.88597,-81.5212 Molly's Knob Trailhead (G) 36.88243,-81.50953 Molly's Vista trailhead (E) 36.8839, -81.51027 Molly's Knob (G) 36.88117,-81.51055 Molly's Knob and CCC Trail intersection (G) 36.87365,-81.51063 CCC and Lake Trails intersection (A) 36.8853,-81.52175 Parking Area by cabins (A) 36.86922,-81.52559 Parking Area by spillway </googlemap>

Park Trail Map Note that this map does not have "Lake Loop" broken up into now Lake, Fisherman's Run, and Powder House trails sections.

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