Name: Virginia Creeper Trail: Abingdon to Damascus
Rating: 4.5

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An easy, well-marked trail section for families and people looking for an easy but beautiful trail.

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4.5 from 13 votes

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4.5 from 13 votes

5 Star		69%
4 Star		15%
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in Abingdon

#44

in Virginia

#1,541

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Aug 18, 2022

Brandon P

32mi

Dec 9, 2021

Tyler Benthall

17.9mi

Mar 8, 2021

Lost Justpastnowhere

Oct 23, 2020

Bryan Farley

2020 GT 2020 Nishiki First rode on new bikes. Shuttle to Whitetop from Abingdon. Stopped to read all green signs except for the ones from I-81 brid… 16mi — 4h 00m

Sep 8, 2020

Brandon P

34.7mi — 8h 45m

Aug 7, 2020

Don Childrey

30mi

Dec 26, 2019

Brian Potter

16mi — 1h 30m

Oct 24, 2019

Joey Atkins

May 26, 2019

Ryan Moore

Jan 25, 2019

Joey Atkins

Jan 4, 2019

Joey Atkins

Dec 28, 2018

Joey Atkins

Dec 14, 2018

Joey Atkins

Dec 7, 2018

Joey Atkins

Nov 19, 2018

Joey Atkins

Sep 3, 2018

Joey Atkins

Aug 23, 2018

Joey Atkins

32mi

Aug 15, 2018

Joey Atkins

Jun 30, 2018

Akdabi Ingram

34.1mi

May 27, 2018

Joey Atkins

Apr 14, 2018

Joey Atkins

Mar 10, 2018

Stacey Vaughan

16mi

Oct 30, 2017

Chris McCloud

Oct 8, 2017

Joey Atkins

19mi

Sep 14, 2017

Melinda Shoupe

Jul 3, 2017

Dan Schallenkamp

32mi

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Virginia Creeper Trail: Abingdon to Damascus

“A fun route on an old railroad bed with beautiful views along the way. ”

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2,069' 630 m

1,756' 535 m

577' 176 m

714' 218 m

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