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Hanging Rock Battlefield Trail

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Type: Day Hike - Out and Back
Distance (Total): 3.4 miles / 5.5 km
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Hiking Season: - All Year Long
Things To See: - Historic Site
Difficulty: Easy
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Nearby Town: Salem, Virginia, United States

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The Hanging Rock Battlefield Trail opened in 1999. The Hanging Rock Battlefield and Railway Preservation Foundation has spearheaded efforts to preserve this historic route and finance the rail-to-trail conversion.

The nearly two-mile path follows the route of an abandoned railroad, donated by Norfolk and Southern. The trail stretches from a trailhead on Kessler Mill Road in Salem to the Hanging Rock area, where in 1864, Confederate forces caught and defeated the rearguard of a retreating Federal force.