Chief Benge Scout Trail


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Trail Name	Chief Benge Scout Trail
Nearest City	Norton
State	Virginia
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Trail Use/Features
Difficulty Rating	Difficult
Hiking Time	1010 Hours <br />0.625 Days <br />600 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip	16.616.6 mi <br />26.715 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation	1,3601,360 Feet <br />414.528 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point	3,4503,450 Feet <br />1,150 Yards <br />1,051.56 Meters <br />
Nearest Medical	Kingsport, TN
Trip Reports	Click Here

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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.

Typical Conditions

The trail follows an old railroad bed with some steep climbs/descents. Many blowdowns reported to be still on the trail from 2009 and 2011 winter storms.

Fees, Permits, etc.

Camping is at High Knob Lake and Bark Camp Lake, which have $10-12/site fees. Hanging Rock and High Knob Recreation Areas have $3 day use fees.

Misc. Information

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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