Hiking
Latest News
Year of the Trail North Carolinia (2023)
Frank Barnes Trail opens in Tazewell at Lincolnshire Park
High Lonesome Trails: Hiking Virginia’s High Knob Region
(Book)
The City of Beckley has plans to build a hiking trail to the
New River Gorge National Park and Reserve
Resources
@astctour Twitter List: Hiking
Our YouTube Playlist: Day Hikes
Our Flickr Album: Day Hikes
Please see our Trail Crew formation thread to learn how to keep our trails maintained.
This US Forest Service Interactive map has opportunities for hiking.
Learn about the National Forest System System Trails.
recreation.gov: use the map to zoom into our region.
How Not to Get Lost on the Trail
Step Outside (Hiking)
Fat Girls Hiking
Hiker Safety
Region
Waterfall Stream Hikes (KY/VA)
Pine Mountain Trail. (Birch Knob to Blowing Rock Cliffs)
Little Hump Mountain via Hampton Creek Cove (NC/TN)
Breaks Interstate Park Trails (KY/VA)
Rustic Ravines (Genoa, Wayne County)
Greenbrier River Trail (78 miles)
This park does not offer overnight accommodations within the park.
Trail guide picks his top three hikes in the New River Gorge
The Big Branch Trail
Glade Creek Trail
Southside Trail
Winter Hiking in New River Gorge National Park
Sugarcamp Mountain Trails (Prestonsburg)
Prestonsburg Passage Rail Trail
Cumberland Shadow Trail (Harlan County)
Tanglewood Trail (Letcher County) CRDRT
Fish Pond Lake Loop (Letcher County) CRDRT
Bad Branch Falls and High Rock (Pike County) CRDRT
Pine Mountain Trail (CRDRT)
Pine Mountain Trail (Pound Gap to Twin Cliffs Overlook)
Pine Mountain Trail (Pound Gap to Raven's Nest and Austin Gap)
Pine Mountain Trail (Birch Knob to Jenny Falls)
Pine Mountain Trail (Letcher Gap to Lemon Squeezer)
Dawkins Line Rail Trail (36 miles, Johnson County, in the woods)
Year of the Trail North Carolinia (2023)
Highland Hiker HIKES AROUND HIGHLANDS & CASHIERS, NC
Kingsport Hiking Trail (8 miles) CRDRT
Laurel Run/Kiner Hollow Lollipop Loop (Bay Mountain, near Kingsport) CRDRT
Hike Solo Outdoors (List of Hikes)
GSM Outfitters LLC (Excursions)
Frank Barnes Trail (Tazewell)
The Frank Barnes Trail is 2.4 miles long and has a change in elevation of 140 feet. It connects to the 1.5 mile Patriot Trail that goes around a lake.
Cranes Nest Trail Flickr (Album) ( near Clintwood)
Cranes Nest Trail (High Lonesome Trails) CRDRT
The Clinch Coalition Guided Hikes. (Clinch Ranger District)
Powell River Trail (2.4 miles, out and back)
Sand Cave in Ewing (Lee County 8.3 mile loop)
Big Falls and the Pinnacle (Pinnacle State Natural Area Preserve)
Chadwell Gap to Hensley Settlement (Lee County)
Hike Location Map (Clinch Ranger District Region)
Little Stony National Recreation Trail
Sugar Hill Loop Trail (St. Paul)
Dark Hollow Trail. Appalachia Loop Trail
Flag Rock Area Trails: Norton, Virginia's Hiking and Mountain Biking Wonderland
!Note: There are sections that are very steep, with lots of brush, so wear long pants.
Poor signage, please study up on the links below! (July 2021)
Breaks Interstate Park to Bartlick
ASTC Report:
1/5. Haysi to Splashdam Mine Pass. (Suited for Hiking, Biking, and Horses)
2/5. Splashdam Mine Pass Loop. (Suited for Hiking with tick prevention).
3/5. Down to Bartlick. (Really steep, very poor signage, only for hiking)
4/5. Bartlick to the Top. (Really steep climb).
5/5. Top to the 80. (Ok for biking and horse, poor signage)
Sand Mountain (Crystal Mountain to High Rocks) Wythe County)
Mendota Trail (Island Road to Reedy Creek) Washington County
Brumley Mountain Trail: Low Gap to Buzzard Rock (Russell/Washington County)
List of Hiking Groups near Roanoke
Jackson Scenic River Trail (Alleghany County)
High Lonesome Trails: Hiking Virginia’s High Knob Region
McAfee Knob TRAILHEAD SHUTTLE
7:00am, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March – November
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