Virginia trails · Original Pocahontas Trail System
Original Pocahontas Trail System
A 58.5-mile network in Virginia, with 369 ft of climbing. Reaches Peeled Chestnut Gap. Managed by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 10,245 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Peeled Chestnut Gap (pass)
Getting there
Original Pocahontas Trail System junction. About 1 h 10 min drive (46 mi) from Richlands. 37.30702, -81.34463 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:05 a.m., the sun rises at 7:32 a.m. and sets at 6:50 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:16 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 58.5-mile route works out to roughly 21 h 52 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.