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Blue Ridge Tunnel. Easy • 4.7 (1742) Afton, Virginia. Photos (1,962) Directions. Print/PDF map. Share. More. Length 4.6 miElevation gain 370 ftRoute type Out & back. Enjoy this 4.6-mile out-and-back trail near Afton, Virginia. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 42 min to complete.
Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail Facts. States: Virginia. Counties: Augusta, Nelson. Length: 2.16 miles. Trail end points: 483 Three Notched Mountain Hwy (Waynesboro) and 215 Afton Depot Ln (Afton) Trail surfaces: Crushed Stone. Trail category: Rail-Trail. ID: 6017506. Activities: Bike Mountain Biking Walking. Go Unlimited. Export to Trail Guide.
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- Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail, Washington, DC, Virginia
Blue Ridge Tunnel - Afton, Virginia. Early December. Blue Ridge Tunnel Hike Comments. The Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail opened in November, 2020 and was an immediate hit with hikers, bikers, dog walkers and families. It offers little more than a stroll – especially if approaching from the east.
The tunnel is located at the convergence of the southern entrance of Shenandoah National Park’s Skyline Drive, the northern entrance of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Appalachian Trail, and U. S. Bicycle Route 76. Both Interstate 64 and U. S. 250 cross over the tunnel at Rockfish Gap.
- How My Grandfather Used The Tunnel
- Finally Seeing The Blue Ridge Tunnel
- Hiking to The West Entrance of The Tunnel
- West Entrance of The Tunnel
- Inside The Tunnel
When my maternal grandfather was a young man, he used the tunnel as a shortcut when walking between where his parents lived in Waynesboro and where is grandparents lived on Ennis Mountain in the Rockfish Valley. What I was told about the tunnel came from my mom who heard the stories from her father. Sometimes granddaddy would be in the tunnel and a...
On December 26, Mr. SP, Sherman, my mom, and my cousin and her husband hiked to see the tunnel. We all were very excited to see it! To see the tunnel, you can park at the west entrance located on Route 250 or you can park at the east entrance on Route 6. We chose the west entrance because there is more parking there. It was super cold the day that ...
If you hike the entire trail from one trailhead to the other and back, the hike is 4.6 miles long. From the west trailhead, the hike starts downhill. We took Sherman with us because he is brave and loves crawling through pipes, so we knew that being in the tunnel wouldn’t bother him. If you bring your dog, be aware that the tunnel may be scary for ...
After hiking 0.8 miles, we reached the west entrance of the tunnel. You can see by the number of people in the picture that this trail is very popular. We waited for the group of people to clear and then we entered the tunnel. Susan, my cousin and BFF, snapped a selfie of the ladies just before we entered the tunnel. Just inside the tunnel were ama...
The west entrance of the tunnel is lined with brick. The brick ends pretty quickly turning into rock. As I walked through the tunnel, I pictured my grandfather walking the tracks and hearing a train. The tunnel isn’t that wide, so when a train passed him, it must have been very close to his body as pressed himself against the tunnel walls. It also ...
Blue Ridge Tunnel Hike. Length: 4.5 miles (Less if you only do the tunnel portion) Elevation Gain: 400 ft from the west parking lot, negligible from the east parking lot. Difficulty: Easy to Moderate. Great For: Families, cooling off in summer, history. Location: Afton, VA. When to Visit: Any time since most of the trail is underground.
483 Three Notched Mountain Hwy, Waynesboro VA 22980. From I-64: Take Afton Exit 99. Take a left onto 250 West towards Waynesboro. The trail entrance will be on your left. 20 parking spaces available and buses may park here. Trail is NOT ADA accessible. *Significant elevation change, max grade 19%.
