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Sugar Hill Trail System, St. Paul

Biking Biking In e Mountains

Organized Events Looking for a challange? Consider cycling Benge’s Revenge, Burkes Garden Century Road or the Guest River Rally. Check our website for cycling events held throughout the year. Intense Mountain Biking Austin Gap Loop Trail, Pound —4.1 miles strenuous trail with elevation range from 1920 to 2670 Breaks Interstate Park Trails, Breaks —12 miles of stack loop trails, including IMBA trails: the Cardiac & Rattlesnake through the “Grand Canyon of the South” Chief Benge Scout Trail, Norton —18.7 miles fromHigh Knob to Hanging Rock Counts Cabin Trail, Clintwood — 9.5 mile loop & part of Pine Mtn. Trail High Knob Trail, Norton — 33 miles through woodlands & streams Laurel Fork Trail, Pound —1.5 miles highly di cult trail on Cumberland Mountain Little Stony Trail, Coeburn — 2.8 mile trail follows/crosses Stony Creek Michael D. Young Trail, Grundy —3.3 miles rugged terrain and steep incline Pine Mountain Trail, Clintwood —22.8 miles along the rugged spine of Pine Mountain; some extremely rocky sections Red Fox Trail, Pound —1.5 mile historic trail with elevation from 1860 to 2260 . Stone Mountain Trail, Dryden —14 miles along the rugged crest of Stone Mountain Straight Fork Ridge Trail, Fort Blackmore —1.2 miles with elevation from 2760 to 3435 . Flag Rock Area Trails, Norton —More than 8 miles of single- and double- track in Norton’s Flag Rock Recreation Area. Wallen Ridge Trail, Du eld —6.9 miles on the High Knob landform under a canopy of hardwoods following the crest of Wallen Ridge from Lovelady Gap on Stone Mountain

Benge’s Revenge, Norton —25, 50 and 75 mile loop rided eveloped as a race Burke’s Garden —12 mile loop through “God’s umbprint” accessed from Rt. 623 Heart of Appalachia State Scenic Bike Route —128 miles fromTazewell to Guest River Gorge; combo of paved back roads, forest service and rails to trails; a VA Scenic Byway Fincastle Turnpike —Wilderness Road from Fincastle to Cumberland Gap; 248 miles of paved and forest service roads Great 80 Curves of Challenge —Virginia’s portion of the Trans-America Bike Route fromMeadowview to Breaks Interstate Park and more elevation gain than any other state! Paved roadway; a VA Scenic Byway Leisure Rides Bull Creek Pedestrian and Bike Trail, Harman — 1.5 miles of crushed stone trail with extension underway Bark Camp Lake Trails. Dungannon —3.7 mile lakeside trail Greenbelt Trail, Big Stone Gap — 3 mile loop around Big Stone Gap’s historic district, along the Powell River and through Bullitt Park Guest River Gorge Trail, Coeburn — 5.8 miles crushed stone rail trail Lake Keokee Loop, Keokee — 3.7 miles around the 92 acre lake Sugar Hill Loop Trail, St. Paul — 8 miles of trails, some steep climbs Wilderness Road Trail, Ewing —8 miles of scenic trails connecting Wilderness Road State Park to Cumberland Gap Campground Bicycle Rentals & Out tters Big Stone Gap Visitor Center —306Wood Ave, Big Stone Gap 276-523-2303 Clinch Life Out tters —3022 5th Ave, St. Paul 276-608-6907 Mattie’s Place - 920 Gose Mill Rd., Burkes Garden, Tazewell 276-472-2222 Iron Works Cycling— 520 Wood Ave E, Big Stone Gap 276-393-9419 Stone Mountain Adventures, LLC —1215 Kentucky Ave SE Lot #2, Norton 276-679-5334 Wilderness Road State Park —8051 Wilderness Rd Trail, Ewing, VA 276-445-3065

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