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The Virginia Creeper Trail is a 34 mile crushed stone surface rail trail. Check the profile at ridewithgps. The grade hits 3% at times, unusual for a rail trail ( this was one of the steepest rail lines in the country)

The 18 mile second half, from Damascus VA to the end, is just about all uphill. There are bike shuttle services to get to the top and coast most of the way down, but what's the fun in that? The route follows a mountain stream, so there's lots of bridge crossings, white water, mountain views, forest and rhododendrons.

Cheap camera photos from 2005:



Bridge number 46





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