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Kurt’s Hikes

CURRENT Kurt’s Hikes

A Mill Mountain Loop

Mill Mountain loop, Roanoke: Star Trail, Wood Thrush Trail, Ridge Line Trail, Star Trail. About 5 miles.

A Hike in Fog and Drizzle

Salt Pond (Forest) Road to the Appalachian Trail; north on AT to Fullhart Knob Shelter and back. 8 miles.

Trail Magic at the Eastern Continental Divide

Appalachian Trail: Va. 621 southbound to crest of Sinking Creek Mountain and back. 7.4 miles.

Honoring Wilderness, and Audie Murphy

Appalachian Trail, Va. 620 to Audie Murphy Monument and back. 7.6 miles.

Summiting Terrapin Mountain, and Rock-hopping with a Nervous Puppy

Terrapin Mountain Trail/Reed Creek Trail loop. 9 miles.

Current Issue

Kurt and Gail Rheinheimer

A Mill Mountain Loop

Mill Mountain loop, Roanoke: Star Trail, Wood Thrush Trail, Ridge Line Trail, Star Trail. About 5 miles.
Kurt and Gail Rheinheimer

A Hike in Fog and Drizzle

Salt Pond (Forest) Road to the Appalachian Trail; north on AT to Fullhart Knob Shelter and back. 8 miles.
Kurt and Gail Rheinheimer

Trail Magic at the Eastern Continental Divide

Appalachian Trail: Va. 621 southbound to crest of Sinking Creek Mountain and back. 7.4 miles.
Audie Murphy Monument

Honoring Wilderness, and Audie Murphy

Appalachian Trail, Va. 620 to Audie Murphy Monument and back. 7.6 miles.
Terrapin Mountain Trail

Summiting Terrapin Mountain, and Rock-hopping with a Nervous Puppy

Terrapin Mountain Trail/Reed Creek Trail loop. 9 miles.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
©Duncan Seaman
Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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