{"id":21247,"date":"2024-02-08T16:24:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T16:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitabingdon.org\/?p=21247"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:10:42","slug":"the-8-best-biking-trails-in-southwest-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitabingdonvirginia.com\/stagingprop\/blog\/the-8-best-biking-trails-in-southwest-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 Best Biking Trails in Southwest Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The 8 Best Biking Trails in Southwest Virginia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Simply put, riding a bike is a smile-inducing escape from the stress of everyday life. And no matter how you like to ride, Southwest Virginia is filled with a wide variety of options to put a smile on your face. The centrally located Abingdon, Virginia, is the logical hub in this region to launch your two-wheel adventure. It\u2019s close to several major bike trails, and offers bike rentals and outfitters, hotels and bed & breakfast spots, downtown shops and restaurants, and post-ride entertainment options to make for a fine cycling getaway. Here are eight of the best biking routes in the region to get you acquainted with the near endless cycling possibilities found here, whether you\u2019re looking for mountain biking trails, a road ride or a mixed-use bike path.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Iron Mountain Trail<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Distance from Abingdon:<\/strong>\u00a014 miles<\/p>

Mileage:<\/strong>\u00a0Approximately 24 miles one way<\/p>

Difficulty:<\/strong>\u00a0Moderate\/Difficult<\/p>

The\u00a0Iron Mountain Trail<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is an amazing backcountry ridge trail that, when shuttled one way from Hurricane Mountain to the trail town of Damascus, makes for more than 20 miles of technical downhill-trending singletrack. Big oak forests, rocky and root-laden technical sections, au-natural berms, scenic vistas, and even a few rollers make this one of the best mountain bike trails in the entire state. You\u2019ll also find a lot of options for loops using various other trails and forest service roads found in the\u00a0Mount Rogers National Recreation Area<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. Seven Sisters Trail<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Distance from Abingdon:<\/strong>\u00a065 miles<\/p>

Mileage:<\/strong>\u00a05.5 miles<\/p>

Difficulty:<\/strong>\u00a0Moderate\/Difficult<\/p>

The\u00a0Seven Sisters Trail<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a well-guarded secret among local mountain bike aficionados. Although there are lots of options in the area for creating big loops using forest service roads, jeep tracks, and some pavement to tie into Seven Sisters; the real prize of the area is the 5.5-mile trail named for the seven mini peaks that one will ride up and down along the ridge. Expect steep, punchy climbs that sometimes test your ability to get traction, coupled with just as steep and feverishly fast descents split up by backcountry flow sections that separate the peaks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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