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Damascus is the home of the annual Trail Days festival and is known as Trail Town USA due to the convergence of five scenic trails in the town, including the Appalachian Trail, U.S. Bicycle Route 76, The Iron Mountain Trail, Virginia Creeper Trail.and the MABDR motorcycle trail.
DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Damascus is usually a quiet town, and well known for Trail Days and the Creeper Trail. Monday, however, the town was full of the sound of chainsaws and heavy machinery as ...
Damascus, Virginia Damascus is often referred to as Trail Town USA — and for good reason: Seven nationally recognized trails intersect within its borders, a dream for passionate hikers.
West Virginia has 2.4 miles (4 km) of the trail, [12] not including about 20 miles (32 km) along the Virginia border. The trail passes through the town of Harpers Ferry, headquarters of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Harpers Ferry is considered the "psychological midpoint" of the AT, although the actual midpoint is just west of Pine Grove ...
The trail is for recreational use, but is also used to host numerous local events and races such as the Run Damascus events, Down the Mountain Marathon, Iron Mountain Trail Races, Dam Yeti 50, Yeti 100, and Bridges & Trestles. The Virginia Creeper Trail sustained severe damage from Hurricane Helene in September 2024 which led to its partial ...
The area is located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia and Eastern Tennessee, about 6 miles west of Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee and 2 miles southwest of Damascus, Virginia. It is bounded by Tennessee Highway 133 on the east. [3] [4] The Appalachian Trail passes through the area for 4.0 miles.
The area is located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia about 2.4 miles northeast of Damascus, Virginia between USFS Rd 90 on the east, US 58 on the south, and Va 605 on the west. It lies on the southwest side of the Shaw Gap wild area. The Appalachian Trail extends for 4.6 miles through the area, entering from US 58 on the ...
Meadowview to Damascus; U.S. Route 58 from Damascus, where the route crosses the Virginia Creeper Trail and the Appalachian Trail to County Route 603 through Smyth County to Troutdale in Grayson County; Smyth County (6.4 mi.) Grayson County (7.4 mi.) State Route 16 from Troutdale to Sugar Grove in Smyth County; Smyth County (14.7 mi.) Wythe ...