The Virginia Regional Partnership Committee (RPC) comprised of the seven A.T. maintaining clubs of Central and Southwest Virginia are pleased to host Virginia Journeys 2011.
The event will celebrate the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and the Blue Ridge Mountain Trails of Virginia.
Founded in 1836, Emory & Henry College is the oldest college in Southwest Virginia and one of only a few colleges in the country whose entire campus is listed on the National Historic Register. The campus encompasses 331 pristine acres and is located one-half mile off Interstate 81 (Exit 26).
One-fourth of the Appalachian Trail is in Virginia. As the A.T. continues north from the Tennessee state line, it passes through Damascus, the “friendliest town on the trail” and enters the Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area with Virginia’s highest peak at 5,729 feet. The Trail affords a splendid wilderness trip as it passes Whitetop Mountain, Rhododendron Gap and Grayson Highlands State Park. Also located nearby is the Virginia Creeper Trail, along a native-American footpath and old mountain railroad bed.
