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Virginia - West Virginia Parking Info
| Mile Marker | Directions, Comments, Source, Map Link, and Year Last Reviewed | Number of Vehicles |
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| 6.30 miles Old Road to Parking Area 7 |
See directions to Ted Lake Trail (Mile 9.2). Continue north on VA 638 for another 2 miles. The unpaved parking area is on the right. At this point paved VA 638 turns sharply left (west) and starts to descend the mountain. There is a bank of mailboxes at the north end of the parking area. The marker on the attached map indicates the parking area. --- This is Parking Area #7 of the Thompson Wildlife Management Area. A gated old road is at the north end of the parking area. There is a "No vehicles--Foot Travel Welcome sign" here. Follow this road east. It steeply descends 0.2 miles to meet the AT. Northbound is left, southbound right. 3/11/06 --- David Cullen --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=38.96349%2C-78.01977&hl… --- |
8-10 |
| 6.30 miles Old Road to Parking Area 7 |
01/06/08 --- Dan Ladd --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=va-755%20%2… --- |
6-10 |
| 6.30 miles Old Road to Parking Area 7 |
Parking is at GPS 38.96349, -78.01977. The VA parks trail intersects the AT at GPS 38.96350, -78.01614. 10/16/09 --- Rohland --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=38.96349%2C-78.01977&hl… --- |
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| 7.10 miles Trico Road |
01/06/08 --- Dan Ladd --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=va-755%20%2… --- |
6-10 |
| 7.10 miles Trico Road |
See direction to Trillium Trail (Mile 7.4) --- The marker indicates the approximate location of the parking area. A gated old road goes east from and meets the AT in 0.7 miles. Northbound is left. The southbound AT follows the road for a few feet, then goes right. Coordinates at the intersection are 38.9535 -78.0213. 11/15/09 --- David Cullen --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=38.9537%20-78.0272&… --- |
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| 7.40 miles Trillium Trail |
Trillium Trail Parking GPS 38.958194, -78.027721 (Parking Editor addition of Historical Information): See entry for Ted Lake Trail (Mile 9.2). Continue north on VA 638 for another 1.5 miles to the Trillium Parking Area (formerly Parking Area 6.) This is about 5.5 miles from the intersection of VA 55 and VA 638 in Linden. There are several communication towers in this vicinity. The blue blazed Trillium Trail initially follows Trico Road, a gated old road, from the parking area, then goes right and meets the AT in 0.3 miles. Southbound AT is right, northbound left. Coordinates at the intersection are 38.9511 -78.0260. --- This is a fee use area and requires a four dollar fee, paid online, to the Thompson Wildlife Management Area to park here. I left a note in my windshield, since I did not plan ahead to print, with the permit receipt number. Not sure how often they patrol or if they would ticket. Large, safe lot. 05/15/21 --- Richard Bak --- https://goo.gl/maps/RN3NUyQxFqa2tPof6 --- |
15 |
| 8.50 miles Verlin Smith Trail |
Verlin Smith Parking Area (formerly Parking Area 5) of the Thompson Wildlife Management area is about 0.3 miles north of Parking Area #4. (See Ted Lake Trail (Mile 9.2)). It is on the right hand side of paved VA 638 when going north. On the attached map, the marker indicates the approximate location of the parking area. --- An old road goes east from the parking area. On the AT map, this is labeled as the Verlin Smith Trail. It meets the AT in 0.4 miles. Northbound is left. Southbound AT goes straight ahead on the road for a bit, then goes right as a foot path. Coordinas at the intersection are 38.9404 -78.0359 .3/12/06 --- David Cullen --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=38.9433%20-78.0385&layer=t&ie=… --- |
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| 9.30 miles Ted Lake Trail |
From the intersection of VA 638 and VA 55 in Linden, go north on VA 638 for approximately 4 miles. A large dirt parking lot is on the right. This is the Upper Ted Lake Parking Area ( formerly Parking Area #4) for the Thompson Wildlike Management Area. On the satellite view of the attached map, the markers indicate the entrance to the parking area. --- From parking lot the blue-blazed Ted Lake Trail goes east 0.8 miles to meet the AT just south of Manassas Gap Shelter. The northbound AT goes left, the southbound AT continues straight ahead on an old road, coinciding with the Ted Lake Trail for 90 yards, before going south on a foot path. 3/11/06 --- David Cullen --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=38.9397%20-78.0398&layer=t&ie=… --- |
15-20 |
| 11.60 miles VA 725 |
01/06/08 --- Dan Ladd --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=va-755%20%2… --- |
15-20 |
| 11.60 miles VA 725 |
See entry for Manassas Gap (Mile 11.8) for directions to intersection of VA 55 and 725. Go north on VA 725 (Tuckers Lane) under I-66 overpass. PATC parking area is on right about 0.2 miles from intersection. --- The northbound AT follows Rte. 725 to this parking lot. It crosses the lot then reenters the woods, almost immediately crossing a stream on a very impressive foot bridge. 3/11/2006 --- David Cullen --- |
10 |