The Blue Ridge Trail
The Blue Ridge Trail is in Nelson, Virginia. The Blue Ridge Trail is situated nearby to the parking area Blue Ridge Tunnel, as well as near the village Afton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blue Ridge Tunnel and Rockfish Gap.
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Parking area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap in central Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel is situated 430 feet east of The Blue Ridge Trail.
Rockfish Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.
Swannanoa
Manor estate
Photo: Colchicine, Public domain.
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US. Swannanoa is situated 1½ miles west of The Blue Ridge Trail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Swannanoa.
Afton
Village
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.
Swannanoa
Locality
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US.
Avon
Hamlet
Avon is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. Avon is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Blue Ridge Trail.
The Blue Ridge Trail
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.03286° or 38° 1′ 58″ northLongitude
-78.84391° or 78° 50′ 38″ westOpen location code
87C325M4+4COpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Afton Post Office and Rockfish Gap Overlook.
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