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National Park Service looking to better manage crowds at Virginia’s Triple Crown trails

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – More and more hikers are visiting Virginia’s Triple Crown each year. The Triple Crown is the segment of the Appalachian Trail that includes Dragon’s Tooth, McAfee Knob, and ...
The Roanoke Times

Photos: CAMS “Trail Dawgz” hike to Tinker Cliffs

On Sunday, November 20, a group of twenty-seven Central Academy students and families climbed the yellow-blazed Andy Layne Trail to Scorched Earth Gap, then followed the Appalachian Trail to ...
The Roanoke Times

Photos: Tim Thornhill hikes the Appalachian Trail

It was 22 degrees as Jim Rhodes, Kris Willis and I set out for Hardees for an unhealthy start to a long day of hiking. We don't claim to be professionals; we just enjoy it now and then and the ...
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National Park Service wants your input on changes to Virginia’s Triple Crown hiking trails

CATAWBA, Va. – Calling all hikers! Changes are coming to Virginia’s Triple Crown along the Appalachian Trail, but officials need your help first. All three hikes in the Triple Crown, which includes ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Literary pilgrimage to Virginia vistas is done in honor of author Dillard

DALEVILLE, Va. -- It's a tough uphill hike to Tinker Cliffs. The distinctive cliffs of light-colored sandstone stretch nearly half a mile atop Tinker Mountain at an elevation of 3,000 feet along the ...