Best Backpacking Trails in Virginia

Default image for Cedar Run Hike, a 3.9-mile trail in Syria, VA (US)

3.9 Miles
6.3 km

Moderate Out-and-Back

Cedar Run Hike

Jefferson National Forest, Virginia

Default image for Trumbo Hollow Hike, a 6.0-mile trail in Linden, VA (US)

6 Miles
9.7 km

Moderate Out-and-Back

Trumbo Hollow Hike

Linden, Virginia

Default image for Virginia Highlands Horse Trail, a 2.8-mile trail in Whitetop, VA (US)

2.8 Miles
4.5 km

Moderate One-Way

Virginia Highlands Horse Trail

Default image for Hazel River Hike, a 8.7-mile trail in Sperryville, VA (US)

8.7 Miles
14 km

Hard Loop

Hazel River Hike

Default image for Lake Moomaw Hike, a 5.6-mile trail in Alleghany County, VA (US)

5.6 Miles
9 km

Moderate Out-and-Back

Lake Moomaw Hike

Default image for Hone Quarry Falls Hike, a 4.3-mile trail in Bridgewater, VA (US)

4.3 Miles
6.9 km

Easy Out-and-Back

Hone Quarry Falls Hike

Default image for Overall Run and Beecher Ridge Hike, a 7.9-mile trail in Bentonville, VA (US)

7.9 Miles
12.7 km

Hard Loop

Overall Run and Beecher Ridge Hike

Default image for Fridley Gap Hike, a 5.8-mile trail in Massanutten, VA (US)

5.8 Miles
9.3 km

Moderate Loop

Fridley Gap Hike

Default image for James River State Park Hike, a 6.6-mile trail in Wingina, VA (US)

6.6 Miles
10.6 km

Moderate Loop

James River State Park Hike

Wingina, Virginia

Default image for Brown Mountain Hike, a 9.4-mile trail in Simmons Gap, VA (US)

9.4 Miles
15.1 km

Hard Loop

Brown Mountain Hike

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