Virginia Creeper Trail

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Trail Name Virginia Creeper Trail
Nearest City Abingdon/Damascus/White Top
State Virginia
Trail Marking {{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features Dnr hiking.png Dnr bike.png Dnr dog.png
Difficulty Rating Easy to Medium
Hiking Time *"*" is not a number.
Distance, round-trip 88 mi <br />12.875 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation ~1400"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point 35203,520 Feet <br />1,173.333 Yards <br />1,072.896 Meters <br />
Nearest Medical Erwin, TN
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Trail Overview

Excellent Rails-to-Trails conversion features forested path with many wooden trestles over creeks and rivers. Extremely popular bicycling ride.

How to get there

In Abingdon, go to
The trail runs right through Damascus.
White Top is reached


Route Description

The route is obvious due to its former railroad bed and well-worn path. There are two sets of mile markers - one for the former railroad, the other from Abingdon.

Typical Conditions

Wide gravel trail with wooden trestles from former railroad.

Fees, Permits, etc.

The trail is free to walk/ride. If you want one of the bike firms to haul you to the top, it's $10.

Misc. Information

Maps

<googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.6342" lon="-81.782570" type="terrain" zoom="11" width="725" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Virginia_Creeper_Trail.kml

(G) 36.706413,-81.971313 Abingdon Trailhead (G) 36.634266,-81.782570 Damascus (G) 36.599613,-81.624985 White Top Trailhead </googlemap>

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