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APPALACHIAN TRAIL
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| LOCATION:
Central Virginia |
| HIKE
STARTS: BRP Mile 51.7 |
| HIKE ENDS:
Mau Har Trail |
| TOTAL
DISTANCE: 36.4 Miles |
| HIKE TYPE:
One Way, Shuttle Hike |
| HIKE
DIFFICULTY: Difficult |
| TRAILS
USED: Appalachian Trail |
| TRAIL
TRAFFIC: Heavy |
| TRIP TYPE:
Multi-Day Hike |
| MANAGEMENT:
A.T. Conference |
HIGHLIGHTS: There are
thirty-six miles of Appalachian Trail from the Blue Ridge Parkway at mile marker
51.7 to the Mau Har Trail near Three Ridges. Along the way, you pass Pedlar Dam,
which holds back the drinking water for the City of Lynchburg, and Spy Rock, a
unique dome shaped formation that was used by Confederate soldiers to watch
Union troops during the Civil Way. There are two tough climbs in this
section that ascend up Maintop Mountain and The Priest (which is a wooded summit
sitting at 4,063 feet). The gypsy moth has infested the area between these
summits and has defoliated some of the forest along the Trail. From The Priest,
the AT descends four miles and 3100 feet to the Tye River (920 feet) and then
meets the blue-blazed Mau-Har Trail just before Three Ridges.
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