Boy Scout Trail

Virginia

Virginia

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0.3 mi

Distance

448 ft

Gain

10 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Appalachian National Scenic Trail

    3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

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  • No access route mapped

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.3 mi
Elevation gain
448 ft
Elevation loss
448 ft
Highest point
2,112 ft
Lowest point
1,877 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Boy Scout Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Virginia covering 0.68 miles with 448 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,112 feet and returns via the same path it ascends.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,112 ft
High point
2,112 ft
Total climbing
448 ft
Total descent
448 ft
Steepest stretch
16% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
0.7 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Blacksburg Nwso, VA weather station, 19 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan42° high22° low
  2. Feb45° high24° low
  3. Mar53° high30° low
  4. Apr64° high39° low
  5. May72° high48° low
  6. Jun79° high57° low
  7. Jul82° high61° low
  8. Aug81° high60° low
  9. Sep76° high53° low
  10. Oct66° high41° low
  11. Nov55° high31° low
  12. Dec45° high25° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Eastern Divide Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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