Poor Mountain Road (2019)
Description:
The old route of the Appalachian Trail south and west of Roanoke, Virginia, climbed up and over Poor Mountain from the village of Glenvar in the Roanoke River Valley. This road, impassible in winter today, passed through the summer colony of Hemlock Dell, rising rapidly over 3.5 miles until it reached summit of Poor Mountain at 3,960'.
From the summit of Poor Mountain, the trail then passed close to Bent Mountain Falls, the second highest cascade in Virginia. Today, the Falls are part of the Bottom Creek Preserve, owned by the Nature Conservancy.
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Lost Appalachian Trail
Date:
08/03/2019
Creator:
Mills Kelly
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Mills Kelly, “Poor Mountain Road (2019),” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 2, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/981.