Purchase Ridge

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Trail Name Purchase Ridge
Nearest City Duffield
State Virginia
Trail Marking Brown Blaze
Trail Use/Features Dnr hiking.png Template:Bike
Difficulty Rating Easy
Hiking Time 22 Hours <br />0.125 Days <br />120 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip 4.24.2 mi <br />6.759 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation 200200 Feet <br />60.96 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point *"*" is not a number.
Nearest Medical *
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Trail Overview

A couple mile hike from the campground to an overlook down into the valley with the railroad tunnel.

How to get there

From Kingsport, TN

  1. Take Highway US-23 north into Virginia for 18 miles.
  2. At park sign, turn right onto State Route 871 for bit over a mile.
  3. At Hampton, stay on US19E as it veers right.
  4. Veer right at State Route 646 until reaching park entrance.
  5. Continue to campground area to find the trailhead.

Route Description

Dirt path wanders up and around the summit. Return back to trailhead.

Typical Conditions

Hard packed dirt - shared with bikes, so be alert.

Fees, Permits, etc.

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

After the Hike

Check out the park visitors center.

Misc. Information

Maps

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.145" lon="-82.145" height="525" type="terrain" zoom="15" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Natural Tunnel SP Purchase Ridge Trail.kml

(A) ,- Parking at trailhead (E) ,- Overlook </googlemap>

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