George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
\n<\/strong>\u00a0“The Jefferson National Forest is comprised of lands located in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. The George Washington National Forest is comprised of lands located in Virginia and West Virginia.” \u00a0Both of these Forests are primarily in Virginia. \u00a0 I am putting this one post in the pages for all three states. \u00a0There are a ton of trails, many of them described as easy. \u00a0You might pick an area you want to visit and call the appropriate Ranger District for advice.\u00a0 \u00a0Here are phone numbers for the eight Ranger Districts<\/a>.\u00a0 Supervisor’s Office Phone 540-265-5100.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Links to Maps<\/a>\u00a0 Day Hikes<\/a>\u00a0 National Forests Foundation<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Here is the Forests’\u00a0website.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Massanutten Storybook Trail<\/a>\u00a0in Lee Ranger District \u00a00.5 miles described in \u00a0Virginia Trail Guide<\/a>. \u00a0“…leads to a spectacular view overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley. Learn from the interpretive signs of how the Massanutten Mountains were formed.”
\nLions Tale Accessible Trail for the Visually Impaired<\/a>\u00a0in Lee Ranger District\u00a0 0.5 mile interpretive loop. Waymarking.com<\/a>\u00a0 Backpacker.com<\/a> “Listen to the gentle ripples of Passage Creek, feel the refreshing water running from the flume, and smell the sweet aromas of sassafras and birch.”
\nPandapas Pond Loop Trail<\/a>\u00a0Eastern Divide Ranger District 0.9 mile \u00a0“The pond is situated in a hardwood forest. Rhododendron and flame azalea are abundant. …\u00a0The trail encircles both the pond and the adjacent wetland.”
\nFenwick Nature Walk Trail<\/a> Eastern Divide Ranger District. 1.0 mile. \u00a0“…hikers can walk through an Appalachian forest, cross Mill Creek, pass through swampy wetlands, and get a nice view of a scenic waterfall. Wildflowers are abundant during the spring.”
\nVirginias Walk Trail<\/a> Eastern Divide Ranger District \u00a01.30 miles. \u00a0“This 1.3 mile nature trail meanders around White Rocks Campground.”
\nRhododendron Trail <\/a>\u00a0James River Ranger District. \u00a00.12 miles \u00a0There is a “…wonderful view of the Rich Hole Wilderness at the end.”
\nBeartree Lake Trail<\/a> Mount Rogers National Recreation Area \u00a00.8 miles paved and gravel-surfaced trail which encircles Beartree Lake.
\nJackson River Fishing Trail<\/a> \u00a0Warm Springs Ranger District \u00a00.85 miles. Primarily used for fishing access to the Jackson River, the trail follows an old roadbed and has scenic views of the river.
\n\u00a0Hidden Valley West Trail<\/a> \u00a0in Warm Springs Ranger District 1.08 miles. \u00a0Follows the Jackson River downstream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests \u00a0“The Jefferson National Forest is comprised of lands located in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. The George Washington National Forest is comprised of lands located in Virginia and West Virginia.” \u00a0Both of these Forests are primarily in Virginia. \u00a0 I am putting this one post in the pages for … Continue reading George Washington and Jefferson National Forests<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,150,253],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kentucky-federal","category-virginia-federal","category-west-virginia-federal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5467"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8797,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5467\/revisions\/8797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}