Greenway
2.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 54 min
Greenway is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve near Little Washington, VA. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Greenway
2.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 54 min
Elevation 258–356 ft
Out & Back · Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 39.02780, -77.59966
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cathedral, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jack Hugus, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Greenway, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Wetlands, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Bankbarn, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Osage, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Eastern Watercress, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Log, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cathedral, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Corner Pond & White Oak Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Big Meadow–Jack Hugus Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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