Trail
Virginia Creeper Trail
Damascus, VA
Community listingTrail Riding
- Shared with hikers and bikes
34-mile multi-use rail trail from Abingdon through Damascus to Whitetop, open to horseback riding as well as biking, walking and running. The section from Damascus to Whitetop climbs about 1,600 feet through the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, while the Damascus to Abingdon section is gentler. Concrete mileposts and 47 numbered trestles mark the route. It is best known as a biking trail, so riders share it with many cyclists.
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- Biltmore Equestrian Center in Asheville, NC
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- Wash Creek Horse Camp in Mills River, NC