Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 354 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.02780, -77.59966
Nearest town Little Washington, VA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cathedral, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jack Hugus, heading E.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Greenway, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Wetlands, heading N.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto Bankbarn, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Osage, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Eastern Watercress, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Log, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cathedral, heading N.
  19. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

73% dirt5% gravel1% grass21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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