Virginia trails · Furnace Mountain Trail
A 9.6-mile loop in Virginia, with 1,860 ft of climbing. Reaches Furnace Mountain. Managed by the National Park Service.
The climbing leans toward the first third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.2. It gives back about 2,156 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:16 a.m., the sun rises at 6:43 a.m. and sets at 7:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:13 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.6-mile route takes roughly 4 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:13 a.m. — 8 h 33 min before sunset.