Found inside – Page 230The Elk Garden Mount Rogers National Recreation Trail provides a blue - blazed link between the A.T. in Deep Gap and the Iron Mtn . Trail at Cherry Tree Shelter ( see section on Iron Mtn . Trail ) . Used together , these three trails provide an ... Found inside – Page 53... side of Mount Rogers is the popular CR-603, which runs between SR-16 in Trout Dale, and CR-600 north of Elk Garden. The road provides access to hiking ... Found inside – Page 135Mount. est point Rogers, in at Virginia. 5,729 feet, Named is the highfor William ... Here, the blue-blazed Elk Garden Trail heads left 4 miles to the USFS ... Found inside35 • MOUNT ROGERS HIGH COUNTRY CIRCUIT The Backpack: The loop explores ... follow it for 5.1 miles to the Elk Garden trailhead, where the AT crosses VA 600. Found insideMount Rogers National Recreation Trail (NRT) North of the mountain from VA ... at Elk Garden Gap, the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail and Mount Rogers NRT ... Found inside – Page 291A Guide to the Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures Bill Burnham, Mary Burnham ... 81 Holston River 3 Elk Garden–Mount Rogers Summit 11 4 Rhododendron Gap 5 ... Found inside – Page 3-56The Virginia Highlands Horse Trail begins at the Elk Garden Trailhead ... the NRA with direct access to any trail in the Mount Rogers high country . Found inside – Page 19805The Trail ascends Elk Moun . along the Virginia - West Virginia border for tain ... where it enters the Mount Cashaw Creek and the James River , and Rogers ... Found inside – Page 91though, returning to the grime and sweat of the trail, than her parents picked me up for Memorial Day just south of Mount Rogers and drove me to the town of ... Found inside – Page 167Forest Road 89, located a short way past the Elk Garden trailhead, offers a scenic ... CHILDREN DIFFICULTY: 167 Virginia: MOUNT ROGERS VIA ELK GARDEN. Found inside – Page 3-427... picnicking , wildlife viewing , cross country skiing , and hiking . ... tool on the balds area within the Mount Rogers Crest Zone and at Elk Garden . Found inside – Page 146ADDRESS: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, 3714 VA 16, Marion, ... 67 miles (point-to-point) from VA 94 near Ivanhoe to VA 600 at Elk Garden Gap. Found insideEarlier, Mount Rogers was called “Balsam Mountain” for its native balsams, ... The Appalachian Trail rings the mountain, but thruhikers often bypass the ... Found inside – Page 226To explore the upper summit of Mount Rogers , you must hike one of the moderately strenuous backcountry trails that converge on the upper slopes . The three most commonly used routes are the At north from Elk Garden ( a 5 - mile hike with ... Found insideThe Best Trail Towns, Day Hikes, and Road Trips In Between Timothy Malcolm ... From Damascus the Appalachian Trail stretches through Mount Rogers ... Found inside – Page 195Mount Rogers Loop ToMarion JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST 0 0 8Miles 4 ... To Galax To Abingdon Virginia CreeperTrail Elk Garden Gap Whitetop Mountain 5,520 ft. Found inside – Page 9Nature and History Along Southwest Virginia's National Recreation Trail Edward ... East of Whitetop is a high gap called Elk Garden , and then Mount Rogers ... Found inside – Page 26The first way described here to reach the peak starts on the Mount Rogers National Recreation Trail , a 4 . ... Gap Shelter , a facility that attracted large numbers of campers , usually from the high elevation Elk Garden Gap trailhead , just 1 . Found inside – Page 7The headquarters will be the Best Western Mount Rogers Inn , Drawer R , Chilhowie , VA 24319 ( 703 / ( 703 / 646-8981 ) . ... ( c ) Especially useful to those planning hiking trips , or interested in altitudinal distribution of land use are the topographic maps put out ... of the Middle Fork of the Holston River , and the Elk Garden and Saltville quadrangles cover the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area . Found inside – Page 103... that traverses over 80 miles of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area from Elk Garden , near Whitetop Mountain , to the New River Trail State Park . Found inside – Page 335... had been part of the team that came to rescue us at Elk Garden. ... Mount Rogers Outfitters had the best selection of hiking gear I'd seen anywhere ... Found inside – Page 3-56The Virginia Highlands Horse Trail begins at the Elk Garden Trailhead ... the NRA with direct access to any trail in the Mount Rogers high country . Found inside – Page 37Our next trail meeting occurred after Mom & Windtalker left, ... in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, about twelve miles east of Damascus. Found inside – Page 165From the summit , return to the A.T. and follow the trail south to the parking area at Virginia 600 . Trailhead Directions The A.T.crossing on Virginia 600 is at Elk Garden , a parking area just south of Mount Rogers . Elk Garden is 3.4 miles north ... Found insideNorth Carolina possesses an astonishingly rich array of natural wonders. Building on this abundance, April C. Smith passionately seeks to open the world of nature to everyone. Found inside – Page 19The same series of events claimed the trees on Mount Rogers ' Wilburn Ridge . Those balds cover the Elk Garden Gap area , and meadows adjoining Grayson ... Found inside – Page 207Mount Rogers from Elk Garden . Not until detailed mapping of the area in the nineteenth century , did anyone realize that Mount Rogers is the highest point in ... Climbing Mount Rogers is no more difficult than hiking the Appalachian Trail . Found inside – Page 3-427... picnicking wildlife viewing , cross country skiing , and hiking . ... tool on the balds area within the Mount Rogers Crest Zone and at Elk Garden . Found inside – Page 27By A. M. DECKER Elk Garden Field , lying in the saddle between Virginia's two highest peaks , Rogers and Whitetop , is higher than all but a few ... Virginia Route 600 crosses at its western edge , while the Appalachian Trail and Virginia Highlands Horsetrail follow opposite sides of a ... It is now owned by the United States , as part of Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Jefferson National Forest . For those seeking a way to cool off after a mountain excursion, the book locates the area's favorite swimming holes. Molloy also reveals the best roads from which to view the gorgeous scenery and wildlife of the Mount Rogers area. Introduces the geology, foliage, and fauna of the mountains of Virginia Found inside – Page 15Mount Rogers ( G - 2 ] Mount Rogers , the highest mountain in Virginia , attains ... access to Mount Rogers is by means of a 4 - mile hike along Elk Garden ... Found inside – Page 386The Elk Garden trailhead (see below) follows the AT eastward for 3.5 miles along ... gap between the mile-high peaks of Mount Rogers and Whitetop Mountain. Found inside – Page viiiAppalachian Trail — Summit Cut to Elk Garden Elk Garden Area Appalachian Trail ... to Scales Appalachian Trail — Scales to VA - 603 / Fox Creek Mount Rogers ... In this definitive book on Grandfather, Randy Johnson guides readers on a journey through the mountain's history, from its geological beginnings millennia ago and the early days of exploration to its role in regional development and ... Found inside... in Elk Garden, and in the Mount Rogers area in southwest Virginia. Large-Flowered Trillium Trillium grandiflorum FLOWER With the most massive flower. Found insideThe A.T. continues to climb toward Mount Rogers through woods. ... Here, the blue-blazed Elk Garden Trail heads left 4.0 miles to the U.S. Forest Service's ... Found inside – Page 4This road goes north to Whitetop Mountain and Elk Garden Gap . ... lot where you can leave your car and take the shortest hike to the top of Mount Rogers . Found inside – Page 12... of plagioclase phenocrysts from lower part of the Mount Rogers Formation . Float block located along Appalachian Trail on northwest side of Elk Garden ... Found inside – Page 200In about 3.5 miles you come to the broad, open meadows of Elk Garden Gap. Several trails lead to the summit of Mount Rogers, including the Appalachian Trail ... Found inside – Page 204Hiking Mt. Rogers Bring your boots: Some 400 miles of trails creep through the area, ... virginia Highlands Horse Trail, running from Elk Garden to VA 94. Found inside – Page 15Mount Rogers [ G - 2 ] Mount Rogers , the highest mountain in Virginia , attains ... access to Mount Rogers is by means of a 4 - mile hike along Elk Garden ... Found inside – Page 64Park in the parking area on the right ( W ) . Route : From the parking area at Elk Garden , cross Route 600 , pass through a gate , bare left , and ascend via the white blazed Appalachian Trail through the field toward Mount Rogers . Use care in ... Found inside – Page 174The eastern 16 miles run through Mount Rogers National Recreation Area . ... and the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail , which connects Elk Garden to Va . Found inside – Page 3-56The Virginia Highlands Horse Trail begins at the Elk Garden Trailhead ... on the NRA with direct access to any trail in the Mount Rogers high country . Found inside – Page 342My 4.5-mile hike to the summit of Mount Rogers began at the parking area at Elk Garden and followed the Appalachian Trail. Low clouds and bluish haze ... 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