The VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL
Suggested Trips

Evening Walk in Abingdon

	The trail begins in Abingdon at trestle #1.

One of the most popular ways to enjoy the Virginia Creeper Trail begins with an overnight stay in or around Abingdon. To help you find a place to stay check out our Lodging & Camping page. After checking in and settling down a 4 mile evening walk on the Creeper will bring your day to a pleasant end.

Begin your walk heading east from the Abingdon trailhead (point #8 on our map). A half mile out you will see the mansion of early Virginia governor W. Robertson. You will pass several large homes with gorgeous landscaping. Homeowners like to show off their gardening skills for trail users. There are benches along the way in case you decide to stop and admire the view or watch the golfers out on the course.

	This grain mill is directly across the parking area from trestle #1 at the Abingdon trailhead.

At the 2 mile point you will be in the middle of a line of hills know as the Great Knobs. How the Knobs got their name will be obvious when you see them yourself for the first time. Enjoy the view as long as you can and take plenty of pictures to share with friends. Head back to Abingdon and check out the last steam engine to struggle up the mountain on display at the trailhead. If you are lucky you might even catch the sunset behind the grain mill that is still serviced by the railroad.