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Crest Trail

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 3.5 (6)
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  2. VA
  3. …Southwestern Virginia
  4. Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
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“A rocky stretch of doubletrack with amazing views of the Grayson Highlands. ”

Brandon Thrower
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4.0

Miles

6.5

KM

Point to Point

5,413' 1,650 m

High

4,652' 1,418 m

Low

201' 61 m

Up

767' 234 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

11%

Max Grade (7°)

Dogs Unknown

Features Birding · Fall Colors · Spring · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

It is hard to beat this trail! It has excellent views of the Grayson Highlands and is pretty much exposed along it's journey, which is rare for the Southern Appalachians. Although it is a doubletrack, it is technical enough to make it feel like a singletrack in places, and then other times it is a smoothed out gravel surface. Watch out for horse poop though.

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Land Manager: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

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Trail Ratings

  3.5 from 6 votes

#10

in Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

#24336

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  3.5 from 6 votes
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#10

in Mount Rogers National…

#612

in Virginia

#24,336

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The view from the summit.
Sep 30, 2015 near Adwolf, VA
Hiking Mount Rogers - Virginia State High Point.
Oct 27, 2023 near Marion, VA
Incredible Rock Formation
May 19, 2022 near Adwolf, VA
Look back down the AT into the great open wilderness of the Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area.
Jul 3, 2017 near Adwolf, VA
This is one of the hills the local trail stewards intentionally traverse on the way to the Mt. Rogers summit.
Jul 3, 2017 near Marion, VA
Cute!
Jan 25, 2016 near Adwolf, VA

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May 21, 2022
Daniel daniel.ryan.paulsen@gmail.com
Mar 27, 2020
Francis Hernandez
Oct 11, 2019
Derek Morris
Very rocky 2.5mi — 11h 00m
Sep 20, 2019
Daniel daniel.ryan.paulsen@gmail.com
Jul 6, 2019
John Gorman
From Rhododendron Pass Northeast to the AT with Emma. 2.2mi — 1h 00m
May 12, 2018
Gus Green
Mar 2, 2018
Laura Hensler
Started Elk Garden and followed VA horse trail to Crest Trail- horse trail not in app but parallel to AT
Jul 30, 2017
Donovan Fitzgerald
The views of the valleys below are fantastic and you'll see lots of horses and steers along the way. 4mi

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