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| Trail Name
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Iron Mountain Trail - North
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| Nearest City
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Damascus
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| State
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Virginia
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| Trail Marking
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| Difficulty Rating
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Hard
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| Distance, round-trip
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2424 mi <br />38.624 km <br />
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| High Point
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4,6264,626 Feet <br />1,542 Yards <br />1,410.005 Meters <br />
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| Nearest Medical
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Abingdon, VA
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I watend to spend a minute to thank you for this.
How to get there
Southern access is from Beartree Recreation Area, such as Lum Trail, which begins at the Chimpmunk Loop of the camground. (Note: Campground gate only open 7AM to 10PM during April 15 through October.)
From Damascus, VA:
- Head east out of town on US-58 for just under eight miles.
- Turn left/north onto Beartree Gap Road and drive around three miles to campground.
- Parking areas at each trailhead.
GPS address for Bear Tree Recreation Area is 20993 Beartree Gap Road, Damascus, VA 24236.
Route Description
Typical Conditions
Iron Mountain Trail in Virginia is located in Mount Rogers National Recreation Area.
Superbly illumnitaing data here, thanks!
Misc. Information
Maps
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trailhead
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access point
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access point
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access point
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Damascus trailhead
(F) 36.637777, -81.713251
Saunders Shelter
(F) 36.663040, -81.707572
Sandy Flats Shelter
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AT
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It's imperative that more poelpe make this exact point.
