![]() ![]() ![]() As you hike, their achievement is on magnificent display and will smash your consciousness over and again as you pass along the Catoctin greenstone, as slick as it is thick, through which these men forged the rail line.įrom the east you’re bound to experience the thrill of trains coming and going only 40 feet beneath you, as they rumble by and trace the base of the Rockfish Mountains rising to the south across the valley. Here we come face to face with the legacy of engineer Claudius Crozet, and his laborers, both Irish immigrants and enslaved African-Americans. The distance between the two spans just under 3 miles and is punctuated with interpretive markers that tell the story dating back to the 1850s of the rail line and tunnel’s origins. ![]() ![]() The eastern trailhead begins along the active CSX rail line in Afton, while the western trailhead starts just a half mile below King’s Gourmet Popcorn off of Highway 250 heading into Waynesboro. We recommend you get there as soon as possible! The Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail is Charlottesville’s best new outingĪfter many years in the making, the Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail anticipates its official opening on November 21, according to Nelson County Parks official Claire RIchardson. ![]()
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