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The town of Damascus is hosting its annual Trail Days festival May 16-18. Eight months after Hurricane Helene devastated the small Southwest Virginia town, residents are rebuilding, and businesses are ...
For cyclists, the Virginia Creeper Trail is famed for its tunnel of fall colors. For hikers, the iconic Appalachian Trail winds for 544 miles through the state. You don't even have to get out of ...
The Creeper Trail, located in Southwestern Virginia, is a 34-mile rail trail stretching from Abingdon to Whitetop. Every fall, thousands of visitors eager to view the fall foliage visit the site.
Eighteen of the 34 miles of Virginia ... fall, we should have it open back up,” said Dennis Sanders of VDOT. Until then, it's a waiting game for crews anxious to start repairs on the Creeper Trail.
(WCYB) — Eighteen of the 34 miles of Virginia Creeper Trail are still closed but thanks ... So sometime next fall, we should have it open back up,” Dennis Sanders of VDOT said.
Restoring the damaged half of the Virginia Creeper Trail is expected to be a lengthy ... Damascus and Whitetop — was washed away last fall by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene including nearly ...
The leaf colors are at peak in western Virginia. Areas like Skyline Drive ... Despite a prolonged period of dry weather in recent months, the fall colors are vibrant. In years when we are in ...