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Event Category: Hike
Start Date: Sunday, 12/15/2019
Start Time: 8:00 AM
Contact: Geoffrey Wilcox 571/645-9586 or Jim Fitzsimmons 703/465-9022 Email: glwilcox61@gmail.com; jlafitz@verizon.com www: Click Here |
Description: PATC Map 9. Fare: $20/$25, plus park fee/pass. Departs from 17th & K Sts. and the Vienna Metro. This hike showcases some of the trails near Elkwallow where people lived before the park was created. Long hikers start at Elkwallow, travel south on AT to Thornton River Trail. Then, they descend to Skyline Drive, where they meet the moderate hikers. Both hikes hike down Thornton River to Hull School Trail, passing ruins of old cars and stone fences. Hikers then take Hull School Trail to Fork Mountain. From here, the hikers ascend Fork Mountain to Piney Ridge Trail. Shortly after joining the Piney Ridge Trail, there is a cemetary on the left to explore before ascending to the AT, where they travel south to Elkwallow. Est.: 10.5 miles, 2300’ elevation; 7.4 miles, 1600’ elevation. (VA) |