Virginia trails · Brumley Mountain Trail
Brumley Mountain Trail
A 10.0-mile out-and-back in Virginia, with 508 ft of climbing. Reaches Turkey Knob and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by Virginia Department of Forestry.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,121 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Turkey Knob (summit)
- White Rock Gap (pass)
- The Butt (summit)
- Low Gap (pass)
- Brumley Mountain (summit)
Getting there
Unnamed trail access — parking nearby. About 41 min drive (25 mi) from Bristol. 36.83704, -82.08664 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:53 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:19 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 19 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.9-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:27 p.m. — 3 h 26 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Brumley Mountain Trail — 7.1 mi loop, 882 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Chief Benge Scout — 21.0 mi
- Haysi-Ridgeview Trail System — 28.3 mi