Name: Switchbacks on the Balcony Falls Trail
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Switchbacks on the Balcony Falls Trail

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Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States

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Jamie S.

July 31, 2024

Just after you pass a wooden sign marking the boundary for the James River Face Wilderness, you start a steep climb up 19 (!) switchbacks. As you hike up from about 960 feet to 1,680 feet, you get nice views of Glasgow, and the James and Maury Rivers through the trees. Because of the dense foliage, however, except for in a few spots, these views are the most continuous in the early spring, late fall, and winter, when the trees have fewer leaves.

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Distance 1.92 km

Uphill 230 m

Downhill 10 m

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Monday 22 September

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Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States

Switchbacks on the Balcony Falls Trail

1. Balcony Falls Trail — Jefferson National Forest

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