Highpointing, Hiking, & Gear
Distance: 7 miles Elevation gain: negligible Date: November, 2015 Bathrooms: Flushing toilets at the visitor’s center My kids are usually happy to hike, but if we want to get them on a long hike, there had...
Distance: Varies, but about a mile (in deep sand) Elevation gain: negligible Date: October, 2015 Bathrooms: Flushing toilets at the Headlands Beach Park Last month we had an amazing hike along the shores of Lake...
Fall is a great time of year to get out for a hike. Relishing the cooler air, moving through crisp leaves, and finding time to realign life are just a few of the many...
Distance: 31 miles (The high bridge is located near the River Road parking lot close to Farmville, VA) Elevation gain: negligible Date: July, 2015 Bathrooms: Various options along the trail, plus in towns This summer I...
Distance: 2 miles round trip Elevation gain: 1,240 feet Date: August 1, 2015 Bathrooms: Bathrooms with running water are available at the visitor’s center During a recent trip to Charlottesville we decided we would check...
Elevation gain: 1,500 feet Distance: 7 miles Bathrooms: At the Trailhead Date: July 18, 2015 Route: Trail #9 What could have been a complete disaster turned out to be a memorable, happy family...
Date: June 6, 2015 Distance: 2.5 miles round trip Elevation: 1,235 feet Bathrooms: High Point Park a few minutes away Since Jill and I started this crazy hobby we fondly refer to as highpointing,...
Distance: 1 mile, RT Elevation gain: 400 feet Bathrooms: Only port-a-potties in the parking lot and at the top when we were there, but it seems as if actual bathrooms will be opening when the weather is...
Distance: 1 mile, RT on a paved path Elevation gain: 330 feet Bathrooms: Located at the visitor’s center Jill: March 2012 I procrastinated for weeks on this summit report because there are just so many other...
Highest Point East of the Mississippi River! Distance: 0.1 mile, RT (though my fitbit logged close to 1 mile RT – some of that was wandering around at the top) Elevation gain: 100 feet...
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