Appalachian Trail
Virginia
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44.7 mi
Distance
10,330 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
4 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
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Appalachian Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 44.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 10,330 ft
- Highest point
- 4,027 ft
- Lowest point
- 245 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
The Appalachian Trail is a 44.74-mile point-to-point trail in Virginia managed by the Forest Service. It gains 10,330 feet of elevation over its length, with a maximum elevation of 4,027 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 4,027 ft
- Total climbing
- 10,330 ft
- Length
- 45 mi
- Shape
- Point to point
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Brush Mountain East Wilderness · Wilderness
- 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: Wilderness.net boundaries; 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
- Pickle Branch ShelterHiking3.1 mi
- Straight Branch Iron Mountain ShelterCamping3.3 mi
- Fiddlehead TrailHiking4.3 mi
- Dragon's ToothHiking4.9 mi
- Caldwell FieldsCamping5.3 mi
- Left DragonRock climbing8.3 mi
- Dragon BouldersRock climbing8.4 mi
- RoadsideRock climbing8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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