Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area
Wilson Gap & Foot Trail via Appalachian Trail
4 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Wilson Gap & Foot Trail via Appalachian Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area near Sunny Ridge, VA. The route reaches Wilson Gap. It climbs 1,004 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wilson Gap & Foot Trail via Appalachian Trail
4 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 646–1,656 ft
Out & Back · Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 39.18021, -77.82305
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Foot Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Wilson Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Foot Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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More from this trailhead
- Campfire Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Appalachian Viewpoint–Blackburn Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft
- Foot Trail–Friends Trail, 5 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,642 ft
- Foot Trail & Moonshine Lane 4.4 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Foot Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 303 ft
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