Virginia Creeper Trail

This 34-mile trail through the mountains of southwest Virginia is famous for its long, mostly downhill ride from Whitetop Station back into Damascus, which the town's bike rental and shuttle outfitters have turned into an easy family outing. Check the calendar before you go. Hurricane Helene destroyed 17 miles of trail between Damascus and Whitetop in September 2024, and as of November 2026 the Forest Service plans to reopen that upper section on March 31, 2027. Until then the 16 miles from Abingdon to Damascus are fully open, with trestles, farmland and a town at each end for lunch, and shuttles still leave Damascus daily.