Virginia trails · Price - Broad Mountain
Price - Broad Mountain
A 10.5-mile out-and-back in Virginia, with 1,808 ft of climbing. Reaches Price Mountain. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.5. It gives back about 2,163 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Price Mountain (summit)
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Getting there
Elmore access. About 1 h 18 min drive (36 mi, 7 of them unpaved) from Roanoke. 37.61128, -79.91143 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:26 a.m. and sets at 6:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:10 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.1-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:03 p.m. — 1 h 41 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Sulphur Ridge + Price - Broad Mountain — 4.7 mi loop, 1,537 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Fore Mountain — 11.8 mi
- Glenwood Horse — 18.1 mi
- Flat Top Trail — 20.6 mi
- Appalachian Trail — 21.6 mi