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Roanoke: Pine Mountain Loop
Scattered along this 11.3-mile dayhike (or overnighter) is a bumper crop of mountain views, considered some of the best in southern Virginia.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Virginia (VA) |
| Distance: | 10.84 mi |
| Difficulty: | 6 / 10 |
| Rating: |
 3 rating(s)
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TO TRAILHEAD: I-81 S to Marion, VA. Drive S on VA 16 for 33 mi., then turn R onto US 58. In 8 mi., R onto VA 362 and follow 3.4 mi. to parking lot @ Massie Gap.
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PML01
| Distance: 10.84 mi | Points: 1590 |
Pine Mountain Loop
Points of Interest
Balds of Wilburn Ridge
Location: 36.653198, -81.517860Open land and distant valley along Wilburn Ridge. © Collins Chew
Climbing Wilburn Ridge
Location: 36.652073, -81.517601Carol and Matt lead the way up one peak of Wilburn Ridge. © Collins Chew
Corral at The Scales
Location: 36.670265, -81.486931© Collins Chew
Distant mountain
Location: 36.639423, -81.509193Wilburn Ridge from Massey Gap. ©Collins Chew
Hikers crossing field
Location: 36.633877, -81.508934Hikers departing from trailhead toward Massey Gap. © Collins Chew
Huckleberries.
Location: 36.670090, -81.512054October huckleberries on a big bush just loaded. © Collins Chew
Large Rock
Location: 36.658051, -81.521935A large rock (meta-volcanic ash) at Rhododendron Gap. Take the Pine Mountain Trail which turns right just in front of the rock. © Collins Chew
North Carolina from Wilburn Ridge
Location: 36.653805, -81.518463Far-off mountain skyline of North Carolina from rocky tops of Wilburn Ridge. © Collins Chew
Rcoks and fields
Location: 36.668877, -81.512749Large rock and view of Stone Mountain from Pine Mountain Trail before you reach Lewis Fork Trail. © Collins Chew
Rushing cascades
Location: 36.655190, -81.497673Big Wilson Creek from AT bridge. © Collins Chew
Tree with red berries
Location: 36.650513, -81.517250American Mountain Ash with red berries after the leaves have fallen. © Collins Chew
Wilburn Ridge from AT on Stone Mountain
Location: 36.670006, -81.486153More mountain skylines. © Collins Chew
Wise Shelter
Location: 36.654152, -81.497849Ken inspects the friendly confines of Wise Shelter. © Collins Chew
PML001
Location: 36.633301, -81.508812Climb N on blue-blazed Rhododendron Trail
PML002
Location: 36.637531, -81.508179Straight @ T
PML003
Location: 36.639160, -81.509323Massey Gap: L @ T onto white-blazed Appalachian Trail. Free-roaming but semi-tame ponies graze the grassy balds
PML004
Location: 36.642471, -81.515892Continue N (white blazes). Breezy plateau viewpoints look over the very photogenic, popular Lewis Fork Wilderness
PML005
Location: 36.645481, -81.516319R onto Wilburn Ridge Trail (light-blue blazes) and a rolling ridgeline
PML006
Location: 36.647881, -81.516434Rejoin the Appalachian Trail; continue N
PML007
Location: 36.657928, -81.522186Rhododendron Gap is saddle between Mt. Rogers (VA's tallest; no views) and Pine Mtn. (better views). R onto Pine Mtn. Trail
PML008
Location: 36.669270, -81.512466Cross Lewis Fork Trail; clouds roll in and out, briefly unveiling the famous Blue Ridge 70+ mi. away
PML009
Location: 36.676350, -81.501289R onto Appalachian Trail
PML010
Location: 36.669899, -81.487152Open gate and cross bald contours of Scales Corral and Stone Mtn.
PML011
Location: 36.655720, -81.479477Straight @ 4-way, swing W, and briefly enter Little Wilson Creek Wilderness
PML012
Location: 36.654900, -81.494537Straight @ 4-way
PML013
Location: 36.655182, -81.498047Cross Big Wilson Creek, pass Wise Shelter, and follow Quebec Branch
PML014
Location: 36.643349, -81.500618Continue W, ending loop @ WPT 3. Return to car
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