The 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail takes a lot of research and preparation to thru-hike. If you don't want to tackle it all at once, you can break it up into sections.
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Southwest Virginiaâs Mount Rogers High Country offers a unique and one of the most spectacular landscapes in our region. Even though it sits in the heart of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, the experience is more similar to that of a western backdrop, such as Wyoming or Montana.
It is adorned with rugged rocky summits, expansive grass-covered meadows, magnificent fir and spruce forests, beautiful tumbling streams, and perhaps most distinctively â herds of wild ponies.
Centrally located in the vast Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, the High Country has more than 25,000 acres of the loftiest elevation in the state. At its southern border is also the Grayson Highlands State Park.