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Best Backpacking Trails in Virginia

Browse 164 backpacking trails across 1,420 miles (2,285 km) in Virginia.

Default image for Stairway To Heaven Hike, a 5.5-mile trail in Orkney Springs, VA (US)

5.5 mi
8.9 km

Moderate Out-and-Back

Stairway To Heaven Hike

3.71

Orkney Springs, Virginia

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Default image for Austin and Furnace Mountains Hike, a 12.3-mile trail in Crozet, VA (US)

12.3 mi
19.8 km

Hard Loop

Austin and Furnace Mountains Hike

4.47

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

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Default image for Trayfoot Mountain and Paine Run Hike, a 9.2-mile trail in Crozet, VA (US)

9.2 mi
14.8 km

Hard Loop

Trayfoot Mountain and Paine Run Hike

3.45

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

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Default image for Sulphur Springs Gap and White Rock Cliff Hike, a 6.5-mile trail in Maurertown, VA (US)

6.5 mi
10.5 km

Hard Loop

Sulphur Springs Gap and White Rock Cliff Hike

3.75

George Washington National Forest, Virginia

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Default image for Mill Mountain Hike, a 11.8-mile trail in Columbia Furnace, VA (US)

11.8 mi
19 km

Strenuous Loop

Mill Mountain Hike

4.09

George Washington National Forest, Virginia

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Default image for Hone Quarry Ridge Hike, a 5.3-mile trail in Bridgewater, VA (US)

5.3 mi
8.5 km

Moderate Loop

Hone Quarry Ridge Hike

3.05

George Washington National Forest, Virginia

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Default image for Hawksbill Franklin Cliffs Hike, a 8.4-mile trail in Oldrag, VA (US)

8.4 mi
13.5 km

Hard Loop

Hawksbill Franklin Cliffs Hike

3.86

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

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Default image for Chimney Hollow and Elliot Knob Hike, a 14.9-mile trail in Churchville, VA (US)

14.9 mi
24 km

Strenuous One-Way

Chimney Hollow and Elliot Knob Hike

4.0

George Washington National Forest, Virginia

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Default image for Cove Mountain Hike, a 7.1-mile trail in Buchanan, VA (US)

7.1 mi
11.4 km

Moderate Loop

Cove Mountain Hike

3.75

Jefferson National Forest, Virginia

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Default image for Mountain Lake Wilderness Hike, a 8.8-mile trail in Newport, VA (US)

8.8 mi
14.2 km

Hard Loop

Mountain Lake Wilderness Hike

0.0

Jefferson National Forest, Virginia

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Default image for Jones Mountain Hike, a 13.9-mile trail in Stanley, VA (US)

13.9 mi
22.4 km

Strenuous Loop

Jones Mountain Hike

4.08

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

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Default image for Little Bald Knob Ridge Hike, a 6.4-mile trail in West Augusta, VA (US)

6.4 mi
10.3 km

Hard Out-and-Back

Little Bald Knob Ridge Hike

3.25

George Washington National Forest, Virginia

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