Trails

Grayson County

Enjoy biking, hiking and cycling along the New River Trail, a former railroad now turned into a nicely graded surface following the New River from Fries to Pulaski.  High trestle bridges offer stupendous views of the river below. Parking is available near the town park.

Pulaski County

Enjoy biking, hiking and cycling along the New River Trail, a former railroad now turned into a nicely graded surface following the New River from Fries to Pulaski.  High trestle bridges offer stupendous views of the river below.  Parking is available across from Bryson’s Store, less than one mile from I-81. Parking fee required.

Wise County

Along this trail along Roaring Branch, you'll find Bee Rock Tunnel, listed in the Ripley's Believe It or Not as the "Shortest Railroad Tunnel in the World". The tunnel is 47 ft., 7 in. The trail, once a railroad, runs from Appalachia to Big Stone Gap. The town of Appalachia is considered to be a largely intact "era" town of the late 1800's and early 1900's. At one time, the town was a center for coal mining. The town was the "hub" of eight "coal camps" located along the outskirts of the town.

Pulaski County

Enjoy biking, hiking and cycling along the New River Trail, a former railroad now turned into a nicely graded surface following the New River from Fries to Pulaski. High trestle bridges offer stupendous views of the river below. Parking lot about two miles off I-81 via Rt. 99. Parking fee required.

Smyth County

About nine miles long, the Salt Trail connects Glade Spring, near Emory and Henry College, with downtown Saltville, the legendary "Salt Capitol of the Confederacy," where salt has been an important resource since the late 1700s. This gravel path, about a dozen miles north of Abingdon, mainly follows the abandoned Salt Branch of the 1856 Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.