Lum Trail

File:Placeholder.jpg Trail Name Lum Trail Nearest City Damascus State Virginia Trail Marking Yellow Diamond Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 0.50.5 Hours <br />0.0313 Days <br />30 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 1.01 mi <br />1.609 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 500500 Feet <br />152.4 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 38003,800 Feet <br />1,266.667 Yards <br />1,158.24 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Damascus, VA Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":36.684044000000000096406438387930393218994140625,"lon":-81.647819999999995843609212897717952728271484375,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Connector between Beartree Campground and Iron Mountain Trail.

How to get there

From Kingsport, TN

1. North on I-81 into Virginia.
2. Take Exit 19 (Abingdon) and turn right/east onto US-58.
3. Go 12 miles to Damascus.
4. Continue through town on US-58 and travel another 7 miles to the campground entrance on the left.
5. Park for free in fisherman’s lot to right – three miles to trailhead, so good for those biking.
6. Otherwise, pay campground entrance fee and continue to Chipmunk Circle campground area and park by the bath house.

GPS address for Bear Tree Recreation Area is 20993 Beartree Gap Road, Damascus, VA 24236.

Route Description

The Lum Trail, blazed with yellow diamonds, starts in the Beartree Campground near the bath house on Chipmunk Circle. At just under half mile, the trail will begin to climb the mountainside with a steep haul towards the end. The trail finishes near the Straight Branch shelter at intersection with Iron Mountain Trail. The IMT heads south to Shaw Gap and north to VA-600 (Whitetop Road).

Typical Conditions

Narrow single wide path up along the stream valley.

Fees, Permits, etc.

Main gate is open 7 AM-10 PM during April 15 through October 31 with $5 day use fee per vehicle. Beartree campground reopens Thursday May 24, 2012.

Maps

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(G) 36.684044,-81.647820 Trailhead in Beartree Campground (G) Trail end at (F) 36.698,-81.631 Straight Branch Shelter - approximate location </googlemap>

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