{"id":21922,"date":"2024-05-02T14:41:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitabingdon.org\/?page_id=21922"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:22:42","slug":"outdoors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitabingdonvirginia.com\/stagingprop\/outdoors\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21922\" class=\"elementor elementor-21922\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cfafb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8cfafb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936fde2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"936fde2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top Small Adventure Town<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dab3e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dab3e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Abingdon is the perfect place to set up headquarters for outdoor exploration within an hour\u2019s drive of some of the best of what Southwest Virginia has to offer.<\/p><p>Just off Main Street is the bucket-list, Hall of Fame <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vacreepertrail.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia Creeper Trail<\/a>. a 34-mile Rails-to-Trails biking and hiking trail, starting in the center of town.<\/p><p>Through picturesque countryside and mountain drives, the outdoors beckons amateur and expert enthusiasts with lazy kayaking and hiking, horseback riding, biking and rock climbing.<\/p><p>Explore heart-soaring views, waterfalls, rushing waters and rugged terrain, including The Appalachian Trail,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/state-parks\/grayson-highlands#general_information\">Grayson Highlands State Park<\/a>, with its wild ponies and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/natural-heritage\/natural-area-preserves\/thechannels\">The Channels Natural Area<\/a>, full of natural geological wonders.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s no wonder why Abingdon was named the Top Small Adventure Town by Blue Ridge Outdoors, TWO Years in a row!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ceafd0f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ceafd0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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