Appalachian Trail: VA 42 to VA 624
Go from the watery flats of Sinking Creek to the knifelike ridges of Cove Mountain on this 26.5-mile leg. Other highlights: A 300-year-old Keffer Oak and the Medieval-named rock called Dragons Tooth.
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Shelters: Sarver Hollow Shelter; sleeps 6.
Trail Facts
- Distance: 42.6
Waypoints
WPT033
Location: 37.3807983398438, -80.1997985839844
Trail views to the E
WPT009
Location: 37.3878517150879, -80.2644653320312
Trail to shelter
WPT024
Location: 37.3753814697266, -80.2466201782226
Bridge
WPT001
Location: 37.3547706604004, -80.3374099731445
Sarver Hollow Cabin/Shelter
WPT014
Location: 37.3608665466309, -80.173469543457
Dragons Tooth Pano: Over 50-ft. tall rock outcropping jutting up into the sky like the bottom row of a dragon’s teeth. You can scramble up to the top-most tooth for 360-degree panoramic views and huge exposure. A popular day-hike destination from the parking area on VA 311
WPT006
Location: 37.3762817382812, -80.3133697509766
Slant rock; views to the ESE
WPT002
Location: 37.3808670043945, -80.1840972900391
Campsite
WPT033
Location: 37.3478164672852, -80.3547821044922
Under powerline
WPT023
Location: 37.3756332397461, -80.2457504272461
Bridge
WPT002
Location: 37.3555488586426, -80.3404159545898
Trail to shelter
WPT003
Location: 37.3604850769043, -80.3348159790039
Rocky
WPT037
Location: 37.3905830383301, -80.1932678222656
Powerline
WPT031
Location: 37.3433494567871, -80.3650360107422
Ridge
WPT004
Location: 37.3877182006836, -80.1839828491211
Rocky; NW views
WPT011
Location: 37.3657493591309, -80.1714019775391
Views to the ESE
WPT034
Location: 37.3879852294922, -80.1982345581055
Campsite
WPT012
Location: 37.3884658813477, -80.263801574707
Water
WPT031
Location: 37.3744659423828, -80.2023696899414
Campsite
WPT038
Location: 37.3900833129883, -80.1920013427734
Campsite
WPT005
Location: 37.3891487121582, -80.1669845581055
Rocky
ZZZ046
Location: 37.3542518615723, -80.3916168212891
VA 42
WPT036
Location: 37.3904495239258, -80.1958847045898
Trail to house
WPT016
Location: 37.3657341003418, -80.166748046875
Blue-blazed trail will take you directly to the parking area on VA 311
WPT019
Location: 37.370418548584, -80.1584854125976
Campsite
WPT029
Location: 37.3482666015625, -80.3703308105469
Powerline
WPT030
Location: 37.3435325622559, -80.3659133911133
Rock bluff to the E 30 ft.
WPT025
Location: 37.3498497009277, -80.3745346069336
Keffer oak; stile
WPT017
Location: 37.3794822692871, -80.2460021972656
Bridge
WPT028
Location: 37.349250793457, -80.3715362548828
Stile. AT turns E
WPT013
Location: 37.3620834350586, -80.172981262207
AT turns W @ jct. with blue-blazed Dragons Tooth Trail (to the Dragons Tooth)
WPT012
Location: 37.3625831604004, -80.1726303100586
Views to the S
WPT024
Location: 37.351432800293, -80.3777694702148
Side trail to the E
WPT026
Location: 37.3622016906738, -80.2437133789062
Campsite
WPT032
Location: 37.3792991638184, -80.2000198364258
Views to the W
WPT015
Location: 37.3791160583496, -80.2480850219726
Telephone line
WPT025
Location: 37.364933013916, -80.2455673217774
Campsite
WPT030
Location: 37.3672332763672, -80.2139663696289
Side trail to the E
WPT018
Location: 37.3672981262207, -80.1630172729492
Views to the N
WPT026
Location: 37.3495674133301, -80.3739700317383
AT turns W; stile
WPT022
Location: 37.3516006469727, -80.3798522949219
AT turns W
WPT008
Location: 37.3785171508789, -80.1650695800781
Rocky knife-edge
WPT021
Location: 37.3735656738281, -80.1536636352539
Blue-blazed trail to the W (Scout Trail to parking and VA 311)
WPT019
Location: 37.3787651062012, -80.2445526123047
Bridge
WPT021
Location: 37.3519325256348, -80.3798675537109
VA 630. AT turns E. Bridge crossing over Sinking Creek; parking
ZZZ047
Location: 37.3713150024414, -80.1498641967774
VA 624; N. Mountain Trail
WPT008
Location: 37.3917655944824, -80.2736358642578
Campsite
WPT014
Location: 37.3788986206055, -80.2495803833008
Craig Creek. AT turns W
WPT040
Location: 37.3803329467773, -80.1845855712891
Pickle Branch Shelter
WPT004
Location: 37.3605155944824, -80.3348007202148
Rocky
WPT035
Location: 37.3556518554688, -80.3402633666992
Trail to shelter
WPT010
Location: 37.3752517700195, -80.1662521362305
AT climbs up rocky ridgeline
WPT023
Location: 37.3515319824219, -80.3782653808594
Small stream
WPT016
Location: 37.379467010498, -80.2468795776367
Big bridge over Craig Creek
WPT039
Location: 37.3845825195312, -80.184814453125
Trail to shelter. AT turns W; double track
WPT020
Location: 37.3730850219727, -80.1554489135742
Smooth
WPT027
Location: 37.3585662841797, -80.2355194091797
AT turns W @ jct. with old jeep road; ridge top; bench
WPT010
Location: 37.3879318237305, -80.2642135620117
Trail to shelter; water
WPT021
Location: 37.3777160644531, -80.2433471679688
Bridge
WPT035
Location: 37.390266418457, -80.1962356567383
VA 60. Trout Creek
WPT029
Location: 37.3645324707031, -80.2258148193359
Audie Murphy Monument
WPT006
Location: 37.3861656188965, -80.165168762207
Campsite (room for 2 tents)
WPT027
Location: 37.3499183654785, -80.372184753418
Stile
WPT020
Location: 37.3783988952637, -80.243782043457
Bridge
WPT013
Location: 37.3790664672852, -80.2503204345703
VA 621. Craig Creek Valley; parking; trail register
WPT011
Location: 37.3877334594727, -80.2641525268555
Niday Shelter
WPT020
Location: 37.3541488647461, -80.3913650512695
Stile
WPT007
Location: 37.3844985961914, -80.2991027832031
Eastern Continental Divide. AT turns E @ jct. with blue-blazed trail
WPT009
Location: 37.3755836486816, -80.1660842895508
Campsite
WPT015
Location: 37.3613014221191, -80.1731338500976
Rock stairs
WPT028
Location: 37.3642158508301, -80.2258834838867
Blue-blazed trail leads to campsite
WPT005
Location: 37.3735160827637, -80.3180465698242
Views to the ESE
WPT034
Location: 37.3532333374023, -80.3436660766602
Rock piles
WPT007
Location: 37.3802680969238, -80.1649322509766
Campsite (room for 1 tent)
WPT032
Location: 37.3432846069336, -80.3650512695312
Ridge
WPT022
Location: 37.3762512207031, -80.243049621582
Noticeable climb starts here
WPT017
Location: 37.3664665222168, -80.163932800293
Climb