Pickle Branch Shelter
Virginia
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.8 mi
Distance
54 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Appalachian National Scenic Trail
3 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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Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Pickle Branch Shelter
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 54 ft
- Highest point
- 1,941 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,868 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Not allowed
- Horses
- Not allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Pickle Branch Shelter is a short out-and-back trail in Virginia managed by the Forest Service. The trail is 0.79 miles long with 54 feet of elevation gain, reaching a maximum elevation of 1,941 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 1,941 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 0.8 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Eastern Divide Ranger District · Ranger district
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail · National Park Service
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · National forest
- 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:
Prohibitions at Cascades Recreation Area
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Construction near Appalachian Trail on Peter's Mountain
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Straight Branch Iron Mountain ShelterCamping0.1 mi
- Dragon's ToothHiking1.7 mi
- NORTH MOUNTAINHiking1.7 mi
- Boy Scout TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Left DragonRock climbing5 mi
- Dragon BouldersRock climbing5.2 mi
- RoadsideRock climbing5.2 mi
- Caldwell FieldsCamping8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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