Backbone Trail

Backbone Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Backbone Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Backbone Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.25147, -81.25057. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backbone Trail

• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~7 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bible Way Church · church · Mercer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mercer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pipestem Falls · waterfall · Summers · ~48 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bluestone National Scenic River · sanctuary · Summers · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jordan's Chapel · church · Summers · ~53 km · Must-see
• Big Survey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wythe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Summers · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backbone Trail

Other treks near Backbone Trail

• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~90 km · Must-see
• Bluebird Trail · trek · Tazewell · ~0 km
• Access - Bluebird Trail - Scout Trail- Hoot Owl Trail · trek · Tazewell · ~0 km
• Hoot Owl Trail · trek · Mercer · ~0 km
• Creek Trail · trek · Tazewell · ~0 km
• Scout Trail · trek · Mercer · ~0 km
• Sleeping Wolf Trail · trek · Tazewell · ~0 km
• Summit Trail · trek · Mercer · ~0 km
• Fox Trail · trek · Mercer · ~1 km
• Fox Tail Trail · trek · Mercer · ~1 km

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