Tag: Jefferson National Forest

sw virginia hikes: Dismal Creek and Sugar Mountain Loop, June 25 2017

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Recently, the focus of my effort on travel2walk have been on getting the many backlogged large trip reports out. I still have the two trips from this year that I’m working on. A side effect of my focus on trip reports is that other sections of my page has been neglected, such as my local Virginia hike reports. A poor fall 2016 foliage season due to the warm weather wasn’t very motivating for me to work on the section either. A second side effect of the long trip reports is that I don’t get as much content out as quickly.

With that in mind, I’ve revamped the sw virginia hiking page and you’ll see more quick hiking reports like this. The thesis length trip reports will still come, but at a slower rate. I’m hoping I can get those out in time for you to reference while planning for the following season.

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sw virginia hikes: Apple Orchard Falls and Cornelius Creek Loop, July 10 2016

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information

  • Apple Orchard Falls and Cornelius Creek Loop
  • type: loop
  • distance: 6.1 mi (listed at 5.6 mi)
  • elevation change: 1578 ft (listed at 1680 ft)
  • time: 3 hours with stops along the way
  • location: Jefferson National Forrest near Arcadia, VA
  • There are multiple ways you can do this loop including getting all the way up to the AT rather than taking the fire road connector and multiple trailheads to start at. My preferred trailhead is the trailhead at FS59 as described by hiking upwards in the link above. That way you do the climbing first before the downhills.
  • On the loop, there are many stinging nettles, especially on the Cornelius Creek Trail and the fire road. So it is recommend to cover your legs in the summer.

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