Virginia trails · Glenwood Horse
Glenwood Horse
A 38.9-mile point-to-point in Virginia, with 2,520 ft of climbing. Reaches Petites Gap and other pass/spring/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 13.0 and mile 25.9. It gives back about 7,292 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Petites Gap (pass)
- Camping Gap (pass)
- Hunting Spring (spring)
- Chestnut Mountain (summit)
- Small waterfall (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Glenwood Horse access. About 1 h 13 min drive (34 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Lexington. 37.47399, -79.62919 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:59 a.m., the sun rises at 7:25 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:09 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 38.9-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 40 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Buchanan + Glenwood Horse — 2.1 mi loop, 703 ft gain
- Unblazed trail + Glenwood Horse + Buchanan — 8.2 mi loop, 2,203 ft gain
- Glenwood Horse + Appalachian National Scenic Trail + Hammond Hollow — 6.6 mi loop, 1,446 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Flat Top Trail — 2.7 mi
- Price - Broad Mountain — 18.1 mi
- Fore Mountain — 27.8 mi