55 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Sección 33.2 - De US-470 Senator Shumate Bridge, New River, a Pine Swamp Branch Shelter
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 18.42 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,731 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 3,776 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,770 ft
- TrailRank
-
82
5
- Min elevation
- 1,430 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 10 hours 6 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2766
- Uploaded
- February 21, 2017
- Recorded
- February 2017
near Bluff City, Virginia (United States)
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stage 55
⇐ Link to previous stage: 54 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Section 34.1 - From Sugar Run Gap - VA-663 to US-470 Senator Shumate Bridge. New River
⇒ Link to next stage: 56 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Section 33.1 and 32.2 - From Pine Swamp Branch Shelter, to Wind Rock and War Spur Shelter
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the state of Virginia (United States), in the area called Central Virginia, from south to north. From the bridge located on the banks of the mighty New River (in the town of Pearisburg, VA), to the Pine Swamp Branch Shelter.
The New River is an important tributary of the Kanawha River, which in turn flows into the Ohio River, and this into the extensive and mighty Mississippi River, whose hydrographic basin is the largest in North America and the third largest in the world, after those of the Amazon. and the Congo.
The stage corresponds to the second part of section 33 of the AT, according to the official distribution of stages of the Appalachian Trail, as it passes through Virginia, and most of its route runs through the protected natural area of Peters Mountain Wilderness, which is part of the immense George Washington Jefferson National Forest.
The tour begins at what is possibly the ugliest point of the entire Appalachian Trail, due to the presence of a large textile fiber production factory, owned by Hoechst Celanese, located on the banks of the New River, a few meters from the path.
As a way of discharging the unwelcome presence of the industrial complex, it should be noted that it is the largest center of employment in the entire region, and that the company that owns it has made significant financial contributions to the maintenance of the Appalachian Trail, which has allowed, among other things, that the path was completely diverted in 2014, with a current layout that quickly takes it away from the factory, following to the east, at a certain distance and from above, the course of one of the meanders that the river forms.
Shortly thereafter, the AT turns north and climbs Hemlock Ridge, before crossing VA-641, Clendennin Road, and Pocahontas Road, where it begins a gradual climb to the crest of Peters Mountain, with some rocky sections and staggered
Upon reaching the top with few trees and good grass, at a point known as Rice Fields (3,383 feet) there is a shelter of the same name (Rice Fields Shelter) that allows you to enjoy splendid panoramic views to the east and west of the ridge.
IBP index: 116 HKG
Total distance: 29.8 Km
Desn. accumulated ascent: 1324.09 m
Desn. accumulated descent: 1043.86 m
Maximum height: 1177.04 m
Minimum height: 468.14 m
Total time: 10:06:20 a.m.
Moving time: 8:51:56 hrs
Stopped time: 1:14:24 h
Total average speed: 2.95 Km/h
Average moving speed: 3.36 Km/h
PPI index. IBP index is an automatic rating system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
⇐ Link to previous stage: 54 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Section 34.1 - From Sugar Run Gap - VA-663 to US-470 Senator Shumate Bridge. New River
⇒ Link to next stage: 56 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - VIRGINIA - Section 33.1 and 32.2 - From Pine Swamp Branch Shelter, to Wind Rock and War Spur Shelter
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the state of Virginia (United States), in the area called Central Virginia, from south to north. From the bridge located on the banks of the mighty New River (in the town of Pearisburg, VA), to the Pine Swamp Branch Shelter.
The New River is an important tributary of the Kanawha River, which in turn flows into the Ohio River, and this into the extensive and mighty Mississippi River, whose hydrographic basin is the largest in North America and the third largest in the world, after those of the Amazon. and the Congo.
The stage corresponds to the second part of section 33 of the AT, according to the official distribution of stages of the Appalachian Trail, as it passes through Virginia, and most of its route runs through the protected natural area of Peters Mountain Wilderness, which is part of the immense George Washington Jefferson National Forest.
The tour begins at what is possibly the ugliest point of the entire Appalachian Trail, due to the presence of a large textile fiber production factory, owned by Hoechst Celanese, located on the banks of the New River, a few meters from the path.
As a way of discharging the unwelcome presence of the industrial complex, it should be noted that it is the largest center of employment in the entire region, and that the company that owns it has made significant financial contributions to the maintenance of the Appalachian Trail, which has allowed, among other things, that the path was completely diverted in 2014, with a current layout that quickly takes it away from the factory, following to the east, at a certain distance and from above, the course of one of the meanders that the river forms.
Shortly thereafter, the AT turns north and climbs Hemlock Ridge, before crossing VA-641, Clendennin Road, and Pocahontas Road, where it begins a gradual climb to the crest of Peters Mountain, with some rocky sections and staggered
Upon reaching the top with few trees and good grass, at a point known as Rice Fields (3,383 feet) there is a shelter of the same name (Rice Fields Shelter) that allows you to enjoy splendid panoramic views to the east and west of the ridge.
IBP index: 116 HKG
Total distance: 29.8 Km
Desn. accumulated ascent: 1324.09 m
Desn. accumulated descent: 1043.86 m
Maximum height: 1177.04 m
Minimum height: 468.14 m
Total time: 10:06:20 a.m.
Moving time: 8:51:56 hrs
Stopped time: 1:14:24 h
Total average speed: 2.95 Km/h
Average moving speed: 3.36 Km/h
PPI index. IBP index is an automatic rating system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
Waypoints
Bridge
1,499 ft
Cruce del AT con la ruta US-470, en el Senator Shumate Bridge, sobre el New River, Pearisburg, VA
Crossing the AT with US-470, at the Senator Shumate Bridge, on the New River, Pearisburg, VA
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Photo
1,686 ft
Sendero en paralelo al New River, con los primeros rayos de sol del día
Path parallel to the New River, with the first rays of sunlight of the day
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Panorama
2,392 ft
Poco antes de cruzar la ruta VA-641, Clendennin Road, ya se divisa lo que será el ascenso hasta la cresta de Peters Mountain
Shortly before crossing the route VA-641, Clendennin Road, you can see what will be the ascent to the crest of Peters Mountain
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Intersection
2,093 ft
Cruce del AT con la ruta VA-641, Clendennin Road y Pocahontas Road
Cruce del AT con la ruta VA-641, Clendennin Road y Pocahontas Road
Photo
2,615 ft
Subida, en algunos tramos pedregosa y escalonada, hacia Rice Fields, en la cresta de Peters Mountain
Rise, in some stony and stepped sections, towards Rice Fields, on the crest of Peters Mountain
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Panorama
3,271 ft
Vista panorámica del sendero, por la cresta de Peters Mountain, hacia el noreste. Rice Fields
Panoramic view of the trail, along the Peters Mountain ridge, to the northeast. Rice Fields
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Photo
3,202 ft
Por la cresta de Peters Mountain, línea divisoria de los estados de West Virginia (al noroeste) y Virginia (al noreste)
On the Crest of Peters Mountain, dividing line of the states of West Virginia (northwest) and Virginia (northeast)
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Photo
3,346 ft
Zona poco arbolada y un poco nevada de la cresta, poco antes de Symms Gap Meadow.
Little wooded area and a bit of snowfall from the ridge, shortly before Symms Gap Meadow.
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Intersection
3,323 ft
Intersección del AT con el Groundhog Trail, corto sendero que conduce a Sugar Camp Farm
Intersection of the AT with the Groundhog Trail, short trail that leads to Sugar Camp Farm
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Intersection
3,625 ft
Intersección del AT con el Allegheny Trail
Intersección del AT con el Allegheny Trail
River
2,641 ft
Bajada junto al Pine Swamp Branch, pequeño arroyo
Bajada junto al Pine Swamp Branch, pequeño arroyo
Wilderness hut
2,448 ft
Pine Swamp Branch Shelter. Bonito refugio con paredes de piedra y chimenea interior
Pine Swamp Branch Shelter. Nice refuge with stone walls and interior fireplace
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Long, difficult and beautiful hike
Thank you very much