Chief Benge Scout Trail

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Trail Overview

Chief Benge Scout Trail (CBST) is a newer creation.

How to get there

High Knob Trailhead from Gate City, VA:

Route Description

The Scott County Chamber of Commerce has an excellent write-up of CBST with trailhead access and general description. Below is a summary until others can contribute more details.

Access Point	Distance (mi)	Elevation (ft)
High Knob	0.0
High Knob Lake	1.0
Mountain Fork	3.9
Edith Gap
Bark Camp Lake
Little Stony Falls	16.6
Hanging Rock Rec. Area	19.2

Distances are from High Knob. The last section is an extension onto Little Stony Creek Falls trail.

Fees, Permits, etc.

Camping is at High Knob Lake and Bark Camp Lake, which have fees. Hanging Rock and High Knob Recreation Areas have day use fees.

Maps

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(G) High Knob trailhead (G) access point (G) access point (G) 36.8699, -82.4632 Little Stony Falls access point (G) 36.8609,-82.44625 Hanging Rock Rec. Area trailhead (C) 36.87133, -82.46203 Little Stony Upper Waterfall </googlemap>

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