Outdoor spaces like parks and campgrounds are cautiously reopening. One Southwest Virginia icon remains closed, The Virginia Creeper Trail. The trail has been closed since April 6 because of COVID-19.

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ABINGDON, Va (WJHL) — The Virginia Creeper Trail was constructed in the late 1800s. “It was designed to remove timber from this part of the world,” said Wayne Miller, President of… ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WCYB) — Eighteen of the 34 miles of the Virginia Creeper Trail have been damaged by Helene. Bikers are able to enjoy the lower part of the trail from Abingdon to Damascus but ...

Today, he said, the Virginia Creeper Trail attracts about 250,000 visitors a year and makes an estimated $25 million annual contribution to the tourism economies of Abingdon, Damascus and ...

The Salmonberry Trail is a project that will make use of a derelict rail line from the current end of the Banks-Vernonia Trail all the way to the Oregon coast. The trail has been in the planning ...

The Virginia Creeper Trail stretches about 35 miles from Whitetop to Abingdon, with the recommended easy section running about 17 miles from Whitetop to Damascus.

ABINGDON, Va. - The Virginia Creeper Trail is one of 20 recreational trails in the country competing to be named one of the top 10 winning trails in North America. USA Today editors worked with a ...

Travel Virginia Creeper Trail invites bikers to take it easy Originally published October 18, 2017 at 6:58 am Updated October 18, 2017 at 1:32 pm ...

The Virginia Creeper Trail Conservancy acts as an overseer along the trail, working with the towns of Abingdon in Damascus plus the U.S. Forest Service in the national recreation area to ...

Published April 19, 2012•Updated on April 19, 2012 at 11:21 am Ignore the shiver-inducing name, because the Virginia Creeper Trail, a former rail bed, has turned into an awesome bike trail. The ...