Highlight • Viewpoint
View of the James River
Hiking
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Tips
Matthew
August 31, 2023
Hiking
The Trail of Trees next to the James River Visitor Center is an interpretive trail filled with history and views of the James River. A footbridge crosses the river underneath the vehicular bridge for the Blue Ridge Parkway if you want to journey over to the Canal Locks. There are a number of other trails that start from this same trailhead, but the Trail of Trees is a shorter, easy trail that anyone in the family can do.
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Elevation 200 m