| Type: |
Day Hike - Car Shuttle |
| Distance (Total): |
7.6 miles / 12.2 km |
| Elevation Gain: |
1,500 feet / 457 meters |
| Minimum Elevation: |
1,500 feet / 457 meters |
| Maximum Elevation: |
3,000 feet / 914 meters |
| Hiking Season: |
- All Year Long
|
| Things To See: |
- Mountain Views
- Streams
- Woods
|
| Difficulty: |
Strenuous |
| Rating: |
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ |
| Nearby Town: |
Catawba, Virginia, United States |
This is a car shuttle hike. You should park a car Route 620 where the AT reaches Trout Creek. Then drive to the trailhead on Route 621 where the AT crosses Craig Creek.
Follow the Appalachian Trail from Craig Creek up Brush Mountain and then back down to Trout Creek. At the top of Brush Mountain you will come across the Audie Murphy Memorial. This World War 2 hero crashed his plane close to the trail. Follow the trail past the memorial for another 100 yards to a rock outcrop with a ncie view.
