Rolling Ridge Conservancy

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

5.1 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Perimeter Trail & Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Rolling Ridge Conservancy near Valley View, VA. It climbs 809 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 1,293 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Connector path 39.14207, -77.82757
Nearest town Valley View, VA

Directions

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

5.1 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 622–1,292 ft

Out & Back · 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. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Byrd Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftReach Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto School House Camp Tyler Trail, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Byrd Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Langdon Loop, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Grand Boulevard, heading SW.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left onto Ridge to River / Perimeter / Power Line Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ridge to River / Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge to River Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Connector path, heading SE.
  25. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

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