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