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you can easily day hike a small section to see what it's like. Plus, on top of the A.T., there are plenty of options for trails in the Damascus area. The Virginia Creeper Trail, where you can bike ...

Town and Trailfest returns to Hot Springs with new organizers and a new name. It is the second-largest Appalachian Trail festival in the country.

In the past, the festival has taken place roughly one month before Appalachian Trail Days Festival in Damascus, Virginia, which is typically recognized as the biggest Appalachian Trail festival.

Hiking the Appalachian Trail has changed a bit in the last 3 1/2 decades, but it is still worth every blister. Right about now, the first wave of Appalachian Trail thru-hikers are headed north ...

Vice President JD Vance is distinguishing himself as the most active vice president since former Vice President Dick Cheney in ...

Virginia’s U.S. senators are raising concerns ... The first half of the trail between Abingdon and Damascus sustained minor damage and reopened days after the storm. But much of the trail between ...

This portion of the mighty James River is one of the most iconic swimming holes in Virginia. On a hot summer's day, there are few places ... Entering the trail from route 58 in Damascus, swimmers will ...