Work on the study began just days before Hurricane Helene hit the region and decimated half the trail. Researchers at Virginia Tech recommend that additional survey work be done after the trail ...

According to a study recently released by Virginia Tech researchers, the Virginia Creeper Trail has a $61 million annual impact between four Southwest Virginia ...

This small town still flies blissfully under the radar.

A recent economic impact study out of Virginia Tech finds that The Virginia Creeper Trail - 35-miles of railway-turned-recreational trail connecting Damascus to Abingdon and Whitetop - generates more ...

Thursday marked a major milestone for the longest highway in Virginia. Route 58 in Damascus, the road that follows the Virginia Creeper Trail, is now open after losing about a mile-and-a-half of the ...

a sign spelling out LOVE by a waterfall - Dee Browning/Shutterstock A small town in Virginia holds a special place in the East Coast hiking community. Damascus, Virginia is known as 'Trail Town USA.' ...

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA (WJHL) — The portion of the Virginia Creeper Trail from Abingdon to Damascus has reopened following historic flooding brought to the region by Hurricane Helene. According to a ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Today, Dave Parker took us along the Virginia Creeper Trail. Check it out. For home, auto, and farm insurance, visit Rockingham.insure to find a local agent or give them a call at 800 ...

With Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin leading the ceremonial groundbreaking, the rebuilding of the eastern half of the Virginia Creeper is underway. “This is going to be the heart of every tourism ...

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A person has died following a house fire, according to the Appalachia Fire Department.The fire department along with the Big Stone Gap Fire Department responded ROTC students at Old Dominion ...