This one has been on our list for years... a local hike, west of Leesburg. This is where the AT crosses Route 7. We were the second car in the parking lot, and enjoyed solitude all the way to Raven Rocks, where we had a snack before turning back. We thought the sign at the VA/WV border was cool, imagining what it would be like for through hikers finally getting to this point, after walking 535 miles through VA:
The views to the west were pretty good -- you can see Signal Knob. It's funny, but we decided that driving to Skyline Drive is actually closer for us. Going to Leesburg and beyond from Mount Vernon involves negotiating too much of the megopolis! It is a very nice hike though. And popular: on our way back we passed at least 30 people, the lot was full upon our return and the side road was full of cars barely parked off the road. Crazy.
We were decked out in "don't-shoot-me-blaze-orange" hats since we weren't sure about hunters on the surrounding private lands. But no gunshots were heard...
The views to the west were pretty good -- you can see Signal Knob. It's funny, but we decided that driving to Skyline Drive is actually closer for us. Going to Leesburg and beyond from Mount Vernon involves negotiating too much of the megopolis! It is a very nice hike though. And popular: on our way back we passed at least 30 people, the lot was full upon our return and the side road was full of cars barely parked off the road. Crazy.
We were decked out in "don't-shoot-me-blaze-orange" hats since we weren't sure about hunters on the surrounding private lands. But no gunshots were heard...
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