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Wythe County Virginia Bike Trails
Crawfish
and Channel Rock Trails
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George
Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Length: 10.0 miles
Rating: Moderate
Orange Diamond Blaze
This trail starts in Crawfish Valley, crosses Bear
Creek and climbs to the top of Brushy Mountain. It follows the ridgeline
of Brushy Mountain along the Tennessee Valley Divide for about 4 miles
until it descends through Channel Rock Hollow back into the Crawfish
Valley and returns to the parking lot. Terrain varies from the creek
bottom land to the dry ridges.
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wildlife along the trail due to it's isolated location. The trail is
blazed with orange diamond shape markers and is open to hikers, mountain
bikers and horse back riders.
Directions:
from I-81 Rural Retreat exit: Take Rt. 680 north for
2.5 miles to Rt. 625. Follow Rt. 625 for 4 miles to intersection with FS
227. Take FS 227 for 2 miles to gate and parking. Total travel distance: 9
miles.
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