Dam Trail
Virginia
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0.3 mi
Distance
419 ft
Gain
7 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Dam Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 419 ft
- Elevation loss
- 419 ft
- Highest point
- 2,354 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,939 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Dam Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Virginia covering 0.62 miles with 419 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,354 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 2,354 ft
- High point
- 2,354 ft
- Total climbing
- 419 ft
- Total descent
- 419 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 34% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 0.6 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts · Ranger district
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts as of Oct 9, 2026:
Prohibitions on the James River Footbridge on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Blue Loop Water TankHiking0.2 mi
- Sherando LakesideHiking0.3 mi
- Cliff TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Sherando Lake CampgroundCamping0.3 mi
- Sherando Lake Recreation Area Family CampingCamping0.4 mi
- Aqua Boulder (Ridgeline)Rock climbing1.9 mi
- C-137 AreaRock climbing2.1 mi
- South RiverCanoeing7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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