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Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Friends Trail & Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail Loop via Appalachian Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Friends Trail & Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail Loop via Appalachian Trail is a 4.1-mile loop in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Valley View, VA. It climbs 1,065 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 1,595 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Connector path 39.14207, -77.82757
Nearest town Valley View, VA
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Friends Trail & Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail Loop via Appalachian Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 713–1,595 ft

Loop · Rolling Ridge Conservancy

Trailhead: Connector path · 39.14207, -77.82757

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start on Connector path, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge to River Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River / Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grand Boulevard, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Friends Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.4 miTurn left onto Connector path, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/friends-trail-loop

Trail surface

97% dirt3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

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