Distance: 34 miles
Time: 1 hour
Start: Damascus
End: Volney
Starting out in Damascus, you can take a leisurely stroll through Damascus Town Park before you decide to head out. You can also fill your stomach with grub from establishments such as Damascus Diner or 7 Trails Diner.
As you head eastward, you will head into the wilderness in between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. There is no shortage of hiking trails to climb such as Virginia Creeper and Appalachian Trails.
Traveling along the length of the route, the only place where you have the opportunity to refuel is at Whitetop Food & Gas. You will be able to spy Whitetop and Mt. Rogers in the distance as you travel close to the state borders of Tennessee and South Carolina.