Back Draft Trail

Back 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 Back 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 Back Draft Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.13581, -79.46234. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Draft Trail

• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~26 km · Must-see
• Clarks Cave · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bath Community Senior Center · church · Bath · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rough Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bath · ~40 km · Must-see
• Paddy Knob · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rich Hole Wilderness · sanctuary · Alleghany · ~42 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~43 km · Must-see

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

Other treks near Back Draft Trail

• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Canyon Trail · trek · Tucker · ~136 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~144 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~144 km · Must-see
• Brushy Ridge Trail · trek · Bath · ~3 km
• Short Ridge Trail · trek · Bath · ~4 km
• Mill Mountain Trail · trek · Rockbridge · ~12 km
• Holloway Draft Trail · trek · Augusta · ~14 km
• Holloway Pond Trail · trek · Augusta · ~14 km
• Cold Springs Trail · trek · Augusta · ~15 km

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