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The Virginia Creeper Trail, one of Virginia’s most beloved rail trails, is now officially open to e-bike riders on the ...
Unfortunately, 18 miles of the bike trail, including 18 trestles from Damascus to Whitetop near the Virginia/North Carolina border, were destroyed/damaged by unprecedented flooding from Hurricane ...
DAMASCUS — The Virginia Creeper Trail is now open to e-bike use on the 17-mile section between Abingdon and Damascus, from the Start to the Heart. With the ever-growing popularity ...
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA (WJHL) — The portion of the Virginia Creeper Trail from Abingdon to Damascus has reopened following historic flooding brought to the region by Hurricane Helene. According to a ...
(WJHL) — Virginia’s 34.3-mile-long Creeper Trail winds through Abingdon and extends through Damascus all the way to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area at the Virginia and North Carolina ...
Also: Appalachian Power warns that rising temperatures could bring rapidly changing water levels on New and Roanoke rivers.
The Creeper Trail, located in Southwestern Virginia, is a 34-mile rail trail stretching from Abingdon to Whitetop. Every fall, thousands of visitors eager to view the fall foliage visit the site.
The Damascus Trail Center, set to open August 27, will serve as an information hub for trail hikers, environmental enthusiasts, and other visitors to Damascus, Virginia.
Brad Smith hiked into Damascus, Virginia, on the Appalachian Trail just as the rain from Hurricane Helene thickened into a torrent. “The last 6 miles was the worst weather I’ve been outside in ...