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PEC Holding

Whitehouse Overlook–Ambassador Whitehouse Trail, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Whitehouse Overlook–Ambassador Whitehouse Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in PEC Holding near Care Free Acres, VA. The route reaches Whitehouse Overlook. It climbs 665 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,181 – 1,778 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.00804, -77.99453
Nearest town Care Free Acres, VA
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Whitehouse Overlook–Ambassador Whitehouse Trail, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,182–1,777 ft

Out & Back · PEC Holding

Trailhead: 39.00804, -77.99453

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftPass Whitehouse Overlook.
  7. 100 ftSharp right onto Ambassador Whitehouse Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Old Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miArrive 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/whitehouse-overlook-ambassador-whitehouse-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Hikes near Care Free Acres, Virginia