Dismal Creek and Sugar Run Mountain
| Type: |
Day Hike - Loop |
| Distance (Total): |
9.6 miles / 15.4 km |
| Elevation Gain: |
2,000 feet / 610 meters |
| Minimum Elevation: |
| Maximum Elevation: |
| Hiking Season: |
- All Year Long
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| Things To See: |
- Cliffs
- Mountain Views
- Streams
- Waterfalls
- Woods
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| Difficulty: |
Strenuous |
| Rating: |
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ |
| Nearby Town: |
Pearisburg, Virginia, United States |
Stop by the Dismal Creek waterfall about a mile after turning off VA 606 on the way to the trailhead. Watch for a small parking lot on the right.
Park your car in a turnout on the right where FDR 201 makes a 90 degree left turn. Take the trail to the right of the gated road. You will soon merge with the Appalachian Trail. Take a left onto the AT and rise to the top of the ridge of Sugar Run Mountain. Once on a ridge look out on the right for rock outcrops that will offer 180 degree views. Around 7 miles, take a left onto the blue blazed Ribble Trail back to the car.
