Dowells Draft Trail

Dowells Draft 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 Dowells Draft 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 Dowells Draft Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.29189, -79.28283. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dowells Draft Trail

• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~12 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dowells Draft Trail

Other treks near Dowells Draft Trail

• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~115 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Canyon Trail · trek · Tucker · ~118 km · Must-see
• FR 449A · trek · Augusta · ~1 km
• Dowells Draft Forest Road · trek · Augusta · ~1 km
• Bradley Pond Trail · trek · Augusta · ~2 km
• Johnson Draft Trail · trek · Augusta · ~2 km
• Chimney Hollow Trail · trek · Augusta · ~5 km
• White Oak Draft Trail · trek · Augusta · ~5 km
• Bald Ridge Trail · trek · Augusta · ~6 km

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