Appalachian Trail: VA 42 to VA 623
Go from flat lowlands to high ridgetops--you'll gain more than 2,000 feet--on this 17.1-miler that traverses wildflower-laced Chestnut Ridge and the rocky backbone of Garden Mountain.
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Shelters: Knot Maul Branch Shelter; sleeps 8. Chestnut Knob Shelter; sleeps 8.
Trail Facts
- Distance: 26.3
Waypoints
WPT001
Location: 37.0008163452148, -81.4044342041016
AT turns E @ Knot Maul Shelter
WPT002
Location: 37.0003509521484, -81.4025802612305
Dry spring
WPT003
Location: 37.001766204834, -81.3994522094726
Lynn Camp Creek
WPT004
Location: 37.0021171569824, -81.3985366821289
Small stream crossing
WPT005
Location: 37.0036506652832, -81.3973007202148
Cross stream; campsite; AT turns W
WPT006
Location: 37.0033493041992, -81.4011993408203
Knot Maul Branch
WPT007
Location: 37.00341796875, -81.4045867919922
Knot Maul Branch
WPT008
Location: 37.0037155151367, -81.4062805175781
Old bridge over Lynn Camp Creek
WPT009
Location: 37.0037498474121, -81.406867980957
AT turns W
WPT010
Location: 37.0058670043945, -81.4196014404297
Campsite
WPT011
Location: 37.0123329162598, -81.4197692871094
AT turns E
WPT013
Location: 37.0148315429688, -81.4203033447266
Large bridge crossing over Lick Creek
WPT014
Location: 37.0148506164551, -81.4204330444336
AT turns E; unofficial campsite
WPT015
Location: 37.0218505859375, -81.4282684326172
Stream
WPT016
Location: 37.022632598877, -81.4252319335938
FS 222; gravel road; parking
WPT017
Location: 37.0251159667969, -81.4261169433594
Campsite
WPT018
Location: 37.0304832458496, -81.4237976074219
Campsite
WPT019
Location: 37.0335502624512, -81.4243469238281
Trail to water W 20 ft.
WPT020
Location: 37.0358848571777, -81.4260864257812
Tiny stream crossing
WPT021
Location: 37.0373001098633, -81.4270629882812
Stream (may be dry)
WPT022
Location: 37.0406150817871, -81.4261016845703
Campsite
WPT023
Location: 37.0431671142578, -81.4318161010742
AT turns E @ trail jct.; field
WPT024
Location: 37.044750213623, -81.4263000488281
Spring-fed pond
WPT025
Location: 37.0447998046875, -81.4259033203125
Side trail leads to spring
WPT026
Location: 37.045166015625, -81.4259185791016
Piped spring
WPT027
Location: 37.0457000732422, -81.4247665405274
Views to the SSW
WPT028
Location: 37.051383972168, -81.4131851196289
Views to the SSE
WPT029
Location: 37.0536994934082, -81.4077529907226
Woods
WPT030
Location: 37.0562515258789, -81.401496887207
AT continues straight @ jct. with side trail to the E
WPT031
Location: 37.0571327209473, -81.3998641967774
Field
WPT032
Location: 37.0578346252441, -81.3993148803711
Chestnut Knob Shelter
WPT033
Location: 37.0577163696289, -81.3992004394531
AT turns E
WPT034
Location: 37.0574989318848, -81.3986663818359
Woods
WPT035
Location: 37.0555992126465, -81.3893814086914
Old road
WPT035
Location: 36.9835014343262, -81.4062652587891
Stile
WPT036
Location: 37.0550498962402, -81.3838500976562
AT turns W; doubletrack
WPT036
Location: 36.9836006164551, -81.406364440918
VA 42
WPT037
Location: 37.0545845031738, -81.3788681030274
Walker Gap; water 50 ft. E; dirt road
WPT037
Location: 36.9844512939453, -81.4063339233398
Bridge crossing over stream
WPT038
Location: 36.9830017089844, -81.4065475463867
Trail to parking; water
WPT038
Location: 37.0541152954102, -81.3796310424805
Piped spring
WPT039
Location: 37.0542182922363, -81.3775177001953
AT turns W
WPT040
Location: 37.0542984008789, -81.3774490356445
Old jeep road
WPT041
Location: 36.995231628418, -81.4053344726562
Brushy Mtn.
WPT041
Location: 37.0566482543945, -81.3745498657226
AT turns E; top of ridge
WPT042
Location: 37.0578155517578, -81.3638687133789
Rock ledge
WPT043
Location: 37.0578498840332, -81.3634643554688
Views of rock
WPT044
Location: 37.0656814575195, -81.3352203369141
Views to the W
WPT045
Location: 37.066234588623, -81.3335494995117
Sit rock
WPT046
Location: 37.0703659057617, -81.3202362060547
Good views
WPT047
Location: 37.0756988525391, -81.3098678588867
Views to the W
WPT048
Location: 37.0770492553711, -81.3070678710938
VA 623
DSCF4588
Location: 37.0148162841797, -81.4202651977539
DSCF4624
Location: 37.0447845458984, -81.4262313842774
DSCF4633
Location: 37.0574150085449, -81.3994522094726