West Trailhead Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail
West Trailhead Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail is in Augusta, Virginia. West Trailhead Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail is situated nearby to the ranger station Rockfish Gap Fee Office, as well as near Rockfish Gap Fee Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockfish Gap and Swannanoa.
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 1¼ miles southwest of West Trailhead Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail.
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 1 mile southeast of West Trailhead Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swannanoa and Afton.
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.
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.
Basic City
Neighborhood
Photo: Weatherdude, Public domain.
Basic City was an incorporated town located in Augusta County, Virginia, in the United States. Formed in 1890, it was named after a process for steel manufacture. Basic City is situated 2 miles northwest of West Trailhead Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail.
West Trailhead Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail
- Type: Map
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Augusta, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.04351° or 38° 2′ 37″ northLongitude
-78.85762° or 78° 51′ 27″ westOpen location code
87C324VR+CXOpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rockfish Gap Fee Office and Rockfish Gap Fee Station.
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