Virginia trails · Glenwood Horse
Glenwood Horse
A 38.8-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 is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 7,288 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. 37.47399, -79.62919 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:20 a.m., the sun rises at 6:47 a.m. and sets at 7:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:16 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 38.8-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 39 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, 2,198 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