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.

Waypoint: I-81

mile 541.00 / 🚗

Waypoint: WindsorRd

mile 541.07 / TH


AT nobo trailhead out of Atkins at Windsor Road.

Waypoint: AT53551

mile 541.31 / 🚗


Two track.

Waypoint: DryRun

mile 541.46 / 💧


Stream in a pasture.

Waypoint: DavisValleyRd

mile 541.83 / 🚗

Waypoint: DavisPathCamp

mile 543.56 / 🏕


Site of old Davis Path Shelter, now a campsite with a picnic table and privy.

Waypoint: ATCrawfish

mile 547.58 / 💧


Crawfish Trail joins the AT at a campsite. Just west of the AT is Reed Creek.

Waypoint: VA610

mile 550.71 / 🚗

Waypoint: VA742

mile 552.33 / 🚗


N Fork Holston River flows under VA 742.

Waypoint: VA42

mile 553.37 / 🚗

Waypoint: PossumJawCreek

mile 553.47 / 💧


Footbridge over small Possum Jaw Creek.

Waypoint: KnotMaul

mile 555.37 / SH


Sleeps 8, tenting, privy. Water source is a spring west of the shelter on a side trail.

Waypoint: KnotMaulBranch

mile 555.92 / 💧


Footbridge over Knot Maul Branch.

Waypoint: LynnCampCreek

mile 556.47 / 💧


Cross Lynn Camp Creek on a footbridge. Camping nearby.

Waypoint: ATLickCr

mile 558.79 / 💧


Cross large Lick Creek on a bridge. Camping nearby.

Waypoint: AT55348

mile 559.91 / 💧


Cross a small stream.

Waypoint: VA625

mile 560.10 / 🚗

Waypoint: ATChestnutKnobS

mile 562.52 / 🚗


AT joins road along the ridge of Chestnut Knob.

Waypoint: ChestnutKnobPond

mile 562.87 / 💧


W a short distance to a small pond and spring.

Waypoint: ChestnutSpringSpur

mile 564.58 / Jct


East 100 yards to a small spring.

Waypoint: ChestnutKnob

mile 564.72 / SH


Summit of Chestnut Knob. Fully enclosed shelter sleeps 8, tenting, privy. Water source is an unreliable piped spring south on the http://AT.For the next six and a half miles north, the AT follows the rim of Garden Mountain around the bowl-like valley of Burkes Garden.

Waypoint: GardenWalkerGap

mile 566.10 / 🚗


E 100 yards to a spring.

Waypoint: VA623

mile 570.82 / 🚗


Cross Va 623 on the ridge of Garden Mountain.

Waypoint: DavisFarmSpur

mile 571.80 / Jct


West 0.5 miles to a campsite and small stream.