- North Mountain Trail Loop: Experience this 11.3-mile loop trail near Lexington, Virginia. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 5 h 23 min to complete. This trail is great for backpacking, camping, and hiking, and it’s unlikely you’ll encounter many other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
- Chessie Nature Trail: Try this 13.2-mile out-and-back trail near Lexington, Virginia. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 1 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, fishing, and hiking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
- House Mountain Trail: Head out on this 10.2-mile out-and-back trail near Lexington, Virginia. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 3 to 4 hours to complete. This is a popular trail for birding and hiking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are March through December. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
- Woods Creek Trail: Check out this 4.2-mile out-and-back trail near Lexington, Virginia. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 29 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
- Turtle and Salamander Trail Loop: Enjoy this 2.0-mile loop trail near Lexington, Virginia. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 52 min to complete. This trail is great for hiking, mountain biking, and running, and it’s unlikely you’ll encounter many other people while exploring. The best times to visit this trail are June through June. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
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Gulbadanbegim Bayniyazova is an exchange student from Uzbekistan, who is a junior at Rockbridge County High School. She is from an autonomic republic in Uzbekistan called Karakalpakstan. She’s 16 years old and enjoys reading books, listening to music, learning foreign languages and writing novels. She speaks 5 languages, which are: Karakalpak, Uzbek, Russian, English and a bit of Spanish. She is a member of RCHS’s cross country and swimming teams. She’s a two time gold holder from the Republic Olympiad from russian and literature. In the future, she wants to travel around the world and explore new places. Her favorite artist is Doja Cat. Since she studied in russian school in her home country, she mostly reads Russian literature, like Fyodor Dostaevski, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Lermontov and Aleksandr Pushkin. She’s really excited to be a reporter for RCHS Prowler and hopes to develop her editing skills.
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