Noteworthy Backpacking Routes
near Belspring, Virginia
Belspring, Virginia
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop
21.9 mi 35.2 km • 4,723' Up 1439.6 m Up • 4,722' Down 1439.31 m Down
Art Loeb Trail
31.1 mi 50.0 km • 7,652' Up 2332.23 m Up • 6,485' Down 1976.51 m Down
Massie Gap to Mt Rogers Summit Out and Back
8.6 mi 13.8 km • 1,351' Up 411.86 m Up • 1,351' Down 411.66 m Down
Virginia's Triple Crown Loop
34.8 mi 55.9 km • 6,774' Up 2064.63 m Up • 6,778' Down 2065.99 m Down
Mount Mitchell
11.7 mi 18.8 km • 3,651' Up 1112.72 m Up • 3,650' Down 1112.62 m Down
Grayson Highlands: A.T. – Pine Mtn Loop
12.3 mi 19.8 km • 1,872' Up 570.52 m Up • 1,872' Down 570.63 m Down
Peaks of Grandfather Mountain
9.1 mi 14.6 km • 2,827' Up 861.65 m Up • 2,827' Down 861.62 m Down
AT: Carver's Gap to US19E
14.2 mi 22.9 km • 1,808' Up 551.09 m Up • 4,403' Down 1341.95 m Down
Mountains-to-Sea Trail
1,237.1 mi 1,991.0 km • 74,609' Up 22740.7 m Up • 80,868' Down 24648.5 m Down
Benton MacKaye Trail
287.2 mi 462.3 km • 53,404' Up 16277.4 m Up • 55,479' Down 16910.1 m Down
Appalachian Trail (AT)
2,182.1 mi 3,511.8 km • 430,151' Up 131110 m Up • 428,648' Down 130652 m Down
Cole (Cold) Mountain Loop
6.2 mi 10.0 km • 1,169' Up 356.26 m Up • 1,164' Down 354.89 m Down
Dolly Sods Circumnavigation
25.9 mi 41.7 km • 2,478' Up 755.26 m Up • 2,481' Down 756.14 m Down
Greatest Hits of the Great North Mountain Trails
23.1 mi 37.2 km • 4,591' Up 1399.44 m Up • 3,663' Down 1116.59 m Down
Jones Gap - Caesars Head Loop
28.5 mi 45.9 km • 6,337' Up 1931.51 m Up • 6,336' Down 1931.18 m Down
Lemon Gap to Max Patch
10.6 mi 17.1 km • 1,530' Up 466.49 m Up • 1,530' Down 466.38 m Down
Tricorner Knob Loop via Appalachian Trail
34.7 mi 55.8 km • 7,017' Up 2138.89 m Up • 7,017' Down 2138.83 m Down
Dolly Sods Challenge Hike - circumnavigation
27.4 mi 44.1 km • 2,829' Up 862.31 m Up • 2,829' Down 862.21 m Down
Cranberry Wilderness Loop
17.3 mi 27.8 km • 1,831' Up 557.94 m Up • 1,830' Down 557.84 m Down
Ramsey's Draft Loop
16.3 mi 26.2 km • 2,633' Up 802.4 m Up • 2,637' Down 803.74 m Down
Mt. Rogers Out-and-Back
9.7 mi 15.7 km • 1,216' Up 370.51 m Up • 1,214' Down 370.12 m Down


