The Priest

Trail description

A 6.5 km climb on the Appalachian Trail from Crabtree Falls Highway (VA 56) to the summit of The Priest (4,063 ft / 1,238 m), the high point of the Priest Wilderness in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. This southbound stretch of the trail gains about 3,100 ft (945 m), and the Priest Shelter, the only Appalachian Trail shelter in the wilderness, is near the summit.

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