Virginia trails · Neighbor Mtn Trail
Neighbor Mtn Trail
A 16.0-mile out-and-back in Virginia, with 1,794 ft of climbing. Reaches Neighbor Mountain. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 6.1. It gives back about 3,165 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Neighbor Mountain (summit)
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Getting there
Neighbor Mtn Trail access — parking nearby. 38.69953, -78.32062 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:13 a.m., the sun rises at 6:41 a.m. and sets at 7:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:12 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 32.1-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 41 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Knob Mtn Trail — 4.4 mi
- Nicholson Hollow Trail — 6.3 mi
- Ridge Trail — 8.9 mi
- Skyland-Big Meadows Horse Trail — 10.5 mi