Rhododendron Trail

File:Placeholder.gif Trail Name Rhododendron Trail Park Grayson Highlands State Park Nearest City Mouth of Wilson State Virginia Trail Marking Blue Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 11 Hours <br />0.0625 Days <br />60 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 22 mi <br />3.219 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation ~700"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point ~5400"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. 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":36.628478999999998677594703622162342071533203125,"lon":-81.4965820000000036316123441793024539947509765625,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Grayson Highlands State Park. Favorite location to see the wild ponies or pick huckleberries in August-early September.

How to get there

Driving direction are given on the Grayson Highlands State Park page. Park in Massie Gap lot. Trailhead gate is seen across the open field.

Route Description

Cross the open field to reach the trailhead at the horse gate. The blue-blazed Rhododendron Trail heads uphill along a curved path. The gravel road at 0.8 mile is the Virginia Highlands horse trail. The trail ends are rough 1 mile upon reaching the white-blazed Appalachian Trail.

Typical Conditions

Heavily used and worn trail. Has been relocated over the years to reduce the rate of ascent. Can be very busy during nice weekends when the berries are in season.

Fees, Permits, etc.

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

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