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== Trails ==
== Trails ==
Big Pinnacle Trail: mileage 0.75; F
Twin Pinnacles Trail: mileage 1.75; F
Listening Rock Trail: mileage 2.0 loop; F
Wilson Creek Trail: mileage 1.8; F
Stampers Branch Trail: mileage 2.0; F
Rock House Ridge Trail: mileage 1.4 loop; F
Appalachian Trail: mileage 2.8; F
Horse Trail (east): mileage 1.7; H, F, B, X
Horse Trail (north): mileage 1.0; H, F, X
Seed Orchard Road: mileage 1.3; H, F, B, X
Old Upchurch Road: mileage 3.7; H, F, B, X
Service Road: mileage 0.5; B, F, X
Appalachian Spur Trail: mileage 1.0; F
Wilburn Branch Trail; mileage 1.5; F, B
{|class="wikitable" border="1"
!Trail
!Distance (miles)
!Usage
|-
|[[Rhododendron Trail]]
|1.0
|F, X
|----
|[[Cabin Creek Trail]]
|1.9 loop
|F
|----
|[[AT, Wilburn Ridge, Scales]]
|11.6 loop
|F
|----
|[[AT, Wilburn Ridge, Scales]]
|11.6 loop
|F
|----
|}
Key: F = Foot Traffic; H = Horseback Riding; B = Mountain Bikes; X = Cross Country Skiing


== Link ==
== Link ==

Revision as of 22:23, 9 March 2011

Great state park has nine hiking trails to panoramic vistas and scenic waterfalls with also connections to the Appalachian Trail.

Driving Directions

From Bristol, TN

  1. Follow I-81 north to Exit 35.
  2. Take Exit 35, turn right onto Va. 762, which becomes Va. 600 at blinking light.
  3. Follow Va. 762/600 12 miles to intersection with Va. 603.
  4. Continue south on Va. 600 after "dogleg" around businesses and reach U. S. 58 in about 8 miles.
  5. Turn left onto U. S. 58 east for about 10 miles to Grayson Highlands State Park (pay entry fee).


<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.628479" lon="-81.496582"> 36.628479,-81.496582,Grayson Highlands State Park </googlemap>

Trails

Big Pinnacle Trail: mileage 0.75; F Twin Pinnacles Trail: mileage 1.75; F Listening Rock Trail: mileage 2.0 loop; F Wilson Creek Trail: mileage 1.8; F Stampers Branch Trail: mileage 2.0; F Rock House Ridge Trail: mileage 1.4 loop; F Appalachian Trail: mileage 2.8; F Horse Trail (east): mileage 1.7; H, F, B, X Horse Trail (north): mileage 1.0; H, F, X Seed Orchard Road: mileage 1.3; H, F, B, X Old Upchurch Road: mileage 3.7; H, F, B, X Service Road: mileage 0.5; B, F, X Appalachian Spur Trail: mileage 1.0; F Wilburn Branch Trail; mileage 1.5; F, B

Trail Distance (miles) Usage
Rhododendron Trail 1.0 F, X
Cabin Creek Trail 1.9 loop F
AT, Wilburn Ridge, Scales 11.6 loop F
AT, Wilburn Ridge, Scales 11.6 loop F

Key: F = Foot Traffic; H = Horseback Riding; B = Mountain Bikes; X = Cross Country Skiing

Link

Park website link