H-504 A.T. Section Cross Mtn to Wilbur Lake Road (Southbound)

H-504 -- A.T. Section – Cross Mtn to Wilbur Lake Road (Southbound)

Suggested carpool amount per person: $4.00

Driving Directions from E&H Departure Area. Leave parking lot and cross railroad tracks & turn left onto VA-609 at stop sign. Proceed on VA-609 for 0.5 miles; bear left under railroad bridge and reach I-81 junction after an additional 0.4 miles.

Turn left onto I-81 north; proceed 3 miles to Exit 29 (Glade Springs and VA-91). Turn right at end of exit ramp onto VA-91 and go 12.2 miles to junction with US-58 at Damascus.

At junction of VA-91 with US-58 at Damascus turn right and go about 0.2 miles to junction VA-716. Turn left onto VA-716 and go 13.1 miles to Shady Valley. (VA-716 becomes Tenn-133 when you enter Tennessee.)

For the Cross Mountain trailhead, continue straight onto Tenn-91. Follow Tenn-91 for about 3.6 miles to the AT crossing on the high point of Cross Mountain. Turn left into parking lot on left side of road.

To return to E&H from Wilbur Lake Road trailhead, when you reach the road, you will head out to the north (to your right as you are facing the road from the trail). Follow the road for about 1.3 miles and take the right fork. You are now on Wilbur Lake road. Go about 3.3 miles to the Steel Bridge Road. Continue straight onto Steel Bridge road and follow it for about 1.2 miles to Blue Springs Road. Bear left onto Blue Springs Road and go about 0.9 miles to Tenn-91. Turn right on Tenn-91 and follow it about 15.1 miles to Cross Mountain. From here you return the same way you came.

H-504 --A.T. Section – Cross Mtn to Wilbur Lake Road (Northbound)

Suggested carpool amount per person: $4.00

Turn left onto I-81 north; proceed 3 miles to Exit 29 (Glade Springs and VA-91). Turn right at end of exit ramp onto VA-91 and go 12.2 miles to junction with US-58 at Damascus.

For Wilbur Lake Road trailhead from Cross Mountain trailhead, follow Tenn-91 for an additional 15.1 miles to Blue Springs Road. Turn left onto Blue Springs Road (there is a traffic light) and follow it for about 0.9 mile to Steel Bridge Road. Turn right onto Steel Bridge Road and go about 1.2 miles, crossing the Watuaga River, to Wilbur Lake Road. Continue straight onto Wilbur Lake Road and continue toward Wilbur and Watauga Dams. Pass Wilbur Dam after about 2.4 miles and continue 0.9 farther, cross bridge and take the left fork of the road signed “Overlook / Lake Recreation”. Continue 1.4 miles to trailhead parking marked on left side of road at a low gap in Iron Mountain.

To return to E&H from Cross Mountain Trailhead, turn right out of the parking lot and onto Tenn-91. Return route follows the same way you came.

H-228, H-428, H-628, H-828 -- A.T. – Elk Garden to Fox Creek via Pine Mountain Trail

Suggested carpool amount per person: $5.00

Suggested vehicle shuttle: Take one more vehicle than needed to hold all hikers. Leave one vehicle large enough to shuttle all drivers at Fox Creek Trailhead. Drive everyone to A.T. trailhead at Elk Garden and start hike there.

For Elk Garden Trailhead from Fox Creek Trailhead, return on VA-603 to VA-600. Turn left onto VA-600 and go a short distance and then to left again to stay on VA-600. Continue 5.2 miles to Elk Garden trailhead parking on right.

H-330, H-530, H-730 -- A.T. and Pine Mountain Trail Loop from Massie Gap

H-231, H-331, H-431, H631, H731 -- A.T. Hike Mount Rogers Summit from Massie Gap

H-332, H-532, H-632, H-832 -- A.T. Hike Massie Gap to Rhododendron Gap

H-233, H-433, H-533, H-733 -- Big Pinnacle and Twin Pinnacles Trails

Suggested carpool amount per person: $5.00 plus share of parking fee

Turn left onto I-81 north; proceed 9 miles to Exit 35 (Chilhowie). Turn right at end of exit ramp onto VA-762. Take VA-762 3.5 miles to blinking light. Continue straight; VA-762 becomes VA-600 after blinking light. Continue on VA-600 8.0 miles to junction VA-600 and VA-603. Pass the turn-off to the left for VA-603 east. Continue straight for a short distance and then turn left to stay on VA-600 and go 8.1 miles to US-58. Turn left on US-58 and go 7.5 miles to VA-362 (Grayson Highlands State Park.). Turn left onto VA-362 and, after paying entry fee, go 3.5 miles to trailhead parking. Parking on right.

H-453, H-853 -- A.T. Section – VA-611 to VA-612 (I-77 crossing)

Suggested carpool amount per person: $7.00

Suggested vehicle shuttle: Take one more vehicle than needed to hold all hikers. Leave one vehicle large enough to shuttle all drivers at A.T. trailhead on VA-611. Drive everyone to A.T. trailhead at I-77 crossing and start hike there.

Turn left onto I-81 north; go about 46 miles to Exit 72 (I-77 north). Take I-77 north 12 miles to exit 52 (VA-42/52). Turn right at end of exit ramp onto VA-42/52 and proceed 0.6 miles to stop sign. Turn left. Go about 0.1 mile to junction VA-42 and VA-52 where the routes to the trailheads diverge.

For VA-611 trailhead, turn north on VA-42 (right turn if coming from I-77 exit , left turn if coming from I-77 Crossing trailhead). Go 6.9 miles to VA-611. Turn left and go 1.1 miles to trailhead.

For I-77 crossing trailhead continue straight on VA-52. Go 2.9 miles and turn right onto VA-612. Go 0.6 miles to parking on right.