Waypoint: HickoryFlatBrSpur

mile 442.90 / Jct


West 200 feet to a small spring.

Waypoint: CrossMtnRd

mile 446.08 / đŸ…ŋī¸


AT S trailhead on Cross Mtn Road. Junction of AT with southern section of the Iron Mtn Trail.

Waypoint: TN91

mile 446.09 / 🚗

Waypoint: AT44211

mile 446.91 / Gate

Waypoint: StonyCreek

mile 448.15 / 💧


Small stream.

Waypoint: DoubleSpringShelter

mile 449.17 / SH


Sleeps 6, tenting. Water source is a piped spring behind shelter.

Waypoint: LowGapTN

mile 452.65 / đŸ…ŋī¸


AT crosses Low Gap at US 421.

Waypoint: QueensKnobShelter

mile 455.94 / 📷


No longer a maintained AT shelter -- ruined, dilapidated&tumbledown.

Waypoint: McQueenGapRd

mile 456.27 / 🚗

Waypoint: AbingdonGapShelter

mile 457.32 / SH


Sleeps 6, tenting. Water source is a spring east of the shelter on a spur.

Waypoint: ATBackboneRockTr

mile 462.26 / Jct


Backbone Rock Trail junction with the AT.

Waypoint: VA-TN

mile 463.58 / 📷


AT crosses the TN-VA line.

Waypoint: AT46051

mile 465.13 / Jct


East 0.2 miles to a piped spring.

Waypoint: ATDamascusS

mile 466.69 / TH


S trailhead for the AT out of Damascus VA, Water Street and Mock Ave.

Waypoint: ATVAC

mile 467.01 / Jct

Waypoint: MtRogersOutfitters

mile 467.19 / O


Full service outfitter, (276) 475-5416.

Waypoint: LegionSt

mile 467.29 / 🚗


East 100 yards to The Place, a hostel.

Waypoint: HikersInn

mile 467.33 / 🛏

Waypoint: IronMtnDamascus

mile 467.57 / TH


Junction of the north section of the Iron Mountain Trail with the AT in Damascus.

Waypoint: CrazyLarrys

mile 467.59 / 🛏


Bunks for up to 9, hot shower, tenting, shuttles<https://www.facebook.com/CrazyLarrysHostel/>.

Waypoint: OrchardHillRd

mile 467.74 / Jct


Second junction of the AT with the VCT, Orchard Road.

Waypoint: AT-VAC-III

mile 468.15 / TH


AT crosses US 58 and joins the Virginia Creeper Trail.

Waypoint: AT-BGC

mile 472.02 / Jct


Beech Grove Connector crosses the AT.

Waypoint: AT46833

mile 473.96 / 💧


Stream.

Waypoint: AT46905

mile 474.58 / Jct


Spur trail connects the AT to the Virginia Creeper Trail.

Waypoint: SaundersS

mile 476.01 / SJ


West 0.3 miles to Saunders Shelter.

Waypoint: SaundersN

mile 476.44 / Jct


West 0.1 miles to Saunders Shelter.

Waypoint: AT47394

mile 479.43 / 💧


Stream near Beartree Gap.

Waypoint: AT47434

mile 479.89 / 💧


Stream.

Waypoint: AT-VAC-IV

mile 480.39 / Jct

Waypoint: AT-VAC-V

mile 481.09 / Jct


East junction of the AT with the Virginia Creeper Trail

Waypoint: AT47605

mile 481.62 / 💧


Cross a stream.

Waypoint: AT47635

mile 481.85 / 💧


Cross a stream.

Waypoint: LostMtnShelter

mile 482.89 / SH


Sleeps 8, tenting, privy. Water source is a spring.

Waypoint: US58

mile 483.90 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA601

mile 485.11 / đŸ…ŋī¸


Beech Mtn Road.

Waypoint: BuzzardRock

mile 487.57 / 📷

Waypoint: WhitetopJct

mile 487.62 / Jct

Waypoint: WhitetopSpring

mile 488.39 / 💧


Piped spring.

Waypoint: WhitetopRd

mile 488.51 / 🚗


Road leads to the summit of Whitetop Mtn.

Waypoint: VA600S

mile 490.82 / đŸ…ŋī¸


South AT trailhead off VA 600. Pit toilet and trash nearby.

Waypoint: LewisForkWildS

mile 491.25 / ℹī¸


AT nobo enters Lewis Fork Wilderness.

Waypoint: MtRogersTr

mile 492.93 / Jct

Waypoint: MtRogersSpur

mile 494.77 / Jct


W 0.5 miles to the summit of Mt. Rogers.

Waypoint: ThomasKnobShelter

mile 494.96 / SH


Sleeps 16. Privy. Water source is a spring in gated area behind shelter. Campsites 0.1 miles north on the AT.

Waypoint: ATPineMtnTrS

mile 495.93 / Jct


Pine Mountain Trail south junction with the AT.

Waypoint: GraysonSouth

mile 497.36 / Gate


AT nobo enters Grayson Highlands State Park.

Waypoint: AT49278

mile 497.93 / Jct


E 0.6 miles to trailhead at Grayson Highland Lane.

Waypoint: QuebecBranch

mile 499.11 / 💧


Footbridge.

Waypoint: WiseShelter

mile 499.95 / SH


Sleeps 8, privy. Water source is an unreliable spring a hundred yards in front of shelter.

Waypoint: BigWilsonCreek

mile 500.06 / 💧


Footbridge.

Waypoint: WilsonCreek

mile 500.28 / 💧


Footbridge.

Waypoint: LilWilsonWildS

mile 500.42 / ℹī¸


AT nobo enters Little Wilson Creek Wilderness.

Waypoint: ATBearpen

mile 501.68 / Jct


AT crosses the Bearpen Trail.

Waypoint: LilWilsonWildN

mile 501.72 / ℹī¸


AT nobo leaves Little Wilson Wilderness.

Waypoint: Scales

mile 502.89 / 🏕


Campsite, small spring, privy.

Waypoint: ATPineMtnTrN

mile 504.20 / Jct


N junction of Pine Mountain Trail with the AT.

Waypoint: OldOrchardShelter

mile 505.84 / SH


Sleeps 6, tenting, privy. Water source is a piped spring 100 yards to the right of the shelter.

Waypoint: ATOldOrchardTr1

mile 505.93 / Jct


AT crosses Old Orchard Trail.

Waypoint: ATOldOrchardTr2

mile 506.64 / Jct


AT crosses Old Orchard Trail.

Waypoint: LewisForkWildN

mile 506.90 / ℹī¸


AT nobo leaves Lewis Fork Wilderness behind.

Waypoint: VA603

mile 507.48 / 🚗

Waypoint: FoxCreek

mile 507.56 / 💧


Large footbridge.

Waypoint: IronMtnTr~AT

mile 509.73 / Jct

Waypoint: HurricaneMtnSpur

mile 510.71 / Jct


West 0.1 miles to shelter, east to water.

Waypoint: AT50707

mile 512.04 / 💧


Cross a stream.

Waypoint: AT50734

mile 512.38 / ⚡ī¸

Waypoint: AT50845

mile 513.42 / 💧


Cross a small stream.

Waypoint: CornersCrFalls

mile 514.48 / 💧


Large waterfall.

Waypoint: VA650

mile 515.71 / 🚗


E 3 miles on VA 16 to Troutdale, VA. Sufi Lodge<https://www.sufilodge.org/>offers rooms at reasonable rates, breakfast, shuttles, (276) 677-0195, mail drops.

Waypoint: ATRaccoonBrCamp

mile 517.21 / Jct


E 0.2 miles to site of former Raccoon Branch Shelter, now a campsite.

Waypoint: TrimpiShelterSpur

mile 519.75 / Jct


East 0.1 miles to shelter.

Waypoint: SlabTownRd

mile 520.93 / 🚗


Slab Town Road, VA 672.

Waypoint: SForkHolstonRiver

mile 521.80 / 🌉

Waypoint: VA670

mile 521.83 / đŸ…ŋī¸

Waypoint: PughMtnRd

mile 525.62 / 🚗

Waypoint: AT52248

mile 527.16 / ⚡ī¸

Waypoint: AT52387

mile 528.55 / 💧


Cross a small stream.

Waypoint: PartnershipShelter

mile 529.47 / SH


Sleeps 16, privy, no tenting. Sink and shower. Close to Va. 16, pizza delivery available.

Waypoint: VA16

mile 529.64 / 🚗

Waypoint: NicksCreekRd

mile 530.37 / 🚗

Waypoint: GladeMtnRd

mile 533.59 / 🚗

Waypoint: GladeMtn

mile 534.89 / ⛰

Waypoint: VaughtBr

mile 535.88 / 💧


Headwaters of Vaught Branch.

Waypoint: VaughtBrII

mile 536.22 / 💧


Cross Vaught Branch.

Waypoint: ChatfieldShelter

mile 536.35 / SH


Sleeps 6, tenting. Water source is Vaught Branch.

Waypoint: VaughtBrIII

mile 536.58 / 💧


Cross Vaught Branch.

Waypoint: FS86

mile 536.66 / 🚗

Waypoint: VaughtBrIV

mile 536.75 / 💧


Cross Vaught Branch.

Waypoint: VaughtBrV

mile 536.93 / 💧


Cross Vaught Branch.

Waypoint: VaughtBrVI

mile 537.23 / 💧


Cross Vaught Branch.

Waypoint: AT53346

mile 537.88 / ⚡ī¸

Waypoint: RockyHollowRd

mile 538.15 / 🚗

Waypoint: PhillippiBranch

mile 538.22 / 💧


Cross Phillippi Branch on a footbridge.

Waypoint: KegleyLn

mile 538.58 / 🚗

Waypoint: AT53558

mile 540.02 / 🛤

Waypoint: US11

mile 540.70 / 🚗


West 100 yards to the Relax Inn, a motel.

Waypoint: VillageTruckStop

mile 540.72 / g


24 hour, convenience store and restaurant.

Waypoint: AtkinsExxon

mile 540.80 / g


Open daily 6a-11p. Public transportation stop.