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Appalachian Trail: US 460 to VA 635
Thump. Thump. Thump. Raise your heart rate while climbing to the postcard-worthy balds on Peters Mountain. This 19.6-mile ridgewalk traces the Virginia-West Virginia border.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Backpacking |
| State: | Virginia (VA) |
| Distance: | 19.56 mi |
| Difficulty: | 6 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
Shelters: Rice Field Shelter; sleeps 7. Pine Swamp Branch Shelter; sleeps 8.
TO TRAILHEAD: Start: From Bluff City, VA, take Thomas Dr. northeast .2 mile to US 460. Turn left and cross the river; look for AT crossing under US 460.
End: From Big Stony Creek Rd. and Iron Springs Dr. in Interior, VA, head east on Big Stony Creek Rd. for 500 feet to trail crossing.
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| Distance: 19.56 mi | Points: 1851 |
US 460 to VA 635
Points of Interest
WPT001
Location: 37.414684, -80.584480Campsite
WPT002
Location: 37.377201, -80.755119Stile
WPT002
Location: 37.414368, -80.584251Cross Stony Creek. The bridge over Stony Creek was washed away in a storm. A new one is being constructed
WPT003
Location: 37.378433, -80.750565Cell tower
WPT004
Location: 37.379932, -80.746567Powerline
WPT005
Location: 37.379566, -80.743553SE views. Powerlines end
WPT006
Location: 37.379848, -80.743019AT turns W
WPT007
Location: 37.382252, -80.738136Campsite
WPT008
Location: 37.382401, -80.737564Trail to the E leads to spring (30 ft.). AT continues straight
WPT009
Location: 37.400932, -80.693069Meadow
WPT010
Location: 37.401585, -80.692146Meadow boundary
WPT011
Location: 37.403984, -80.685982Campsite
WPT012
Location: 37.405548, -80.682663Symms Gap
WPT012
Location: 37.343285, -80.758881AT turns W; woods
WPT013
Location: 37.412117, -80.669266Blue-blazed Groundhog Trail
WPT013
Location: 37.343201, -80.758781AT turns E, enters woods
WPT014
Location: 37.416168, -80.660301Rock wall
WPT014
Location: 37.343369, -80.758247Campsite
WPT015
Location: 37.417416, -80.657318Campsite
WPT015
Location: 37.346516, -80.756935Clandenin Rd.; VA 641; to landfill
WPT016
Location: 37.349934, -80.759834AT turns W
WPT016
Location: 37.421333, -80.649536AT turns E; rock jumble
WPT017
Location: 37.349865, -80.761253AT joins gravel road
WPT017
Location: 37.422066, -80.646599Red rock
WPT018
Location: 37.351234, -80.762833Trail goes from Gravel road back into woods.
WPT018
Location: 37.423382, -80.643898NF wilderness boundary
WPT019
Location: 37.353767, -80.765083Stream
WPT019
Location: 37.433182, -80.627670NF boundary
WPT020
Location: 37.438068, -80.619698Yellow-blazed Allegheny Trail to the W
WPT020
Location: 37.353683, -80.765282Road crossing
WPT021
Location: 37.437302, -80.617432Campsite. Mud puddle
WPT021
Location: 37.354149, -80.765999Stream
WPT022
Location: 37.357018, -80.768768AT turns E
WPT022
Location: 37.435585, -80.615730Campsite. Pine Swamp Ridge
WPT023
Location: 37.361450, -80.776031Trail to water (10 ft.)
WPT023
Location: 37.428585, -80.612663Pine Swamp Branch
WPT024
Location: 37.428532, -80.612686Pine Swamp Branch
WPT024
Location: 37.361500, -80.791000Campsite (room for 3 tents)
WPT025
Location: 37.427784, -80.612366Spring
WPT025
Location: 37.361584, -80.791267Spring
WPT026
Location: 37.362751, -80.793350Begin ridgewalk; flowers
WPT026
Location: 37.422165, -80.608498Pine Swamp Shelter
WPT027
Location: 37.370499, -80.775185AT crosses over underground pipeline
WPT028
Location: 37.372066, -80.770798Powerline
WPT028
Location: 37.419216, -80.60495025-ft. trail to parking
WPT029
Location: 37.421318, -80.604752Pine Swamp Branch
WPT029
Location: 37.374866, -80.760567Stile
WPT030
Location: 37.375500, -80.758415Trail to shelter
WPT030
Location: 37.422684, -80.602768Dismal Branch
WPT031
Location: 37.374832, -80.758347Rice Field Shelter: Amazing sunset views from the open grassy bald at the trail to the shelter
WPT031
Location: 37.421635, -80.600380Tiny stream
WPT032
Location: 37.419102, -80.598083Trail to The Captains
WPT033
Location: 37.419651, -80.596680Small stream
WPT034
Location: 37.419365, -80.596153Creek
WPT035
Location: 37.419300, -80.596130AT turns E
WPT036
Location: 37.418766, -80.597313AT turns W on hill @ jct. with trail that travels straight. The hill N on the AT here is not on the profile. Steep and lacking switchbacks.
WPT037
Location: 37.414749, -80.584503Campsite. AT turns E
ZZZ042
Location: 37.342251, -80.759315AT goes under US 460 on road
ZZZ043
Location: 37.414116, -80.584503VA 635
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