Hike Description

  1. From Sunset Field, follow the blue-blazed Apple Orchard Falls Trail as it descends 0.25 mile to the junction with the A.T.
  2. Turn right and follow the A.T. north, climbing up to Forest Service Road 812 on steps. Cross the gravel road and again ascend on steps. The A.T. winds up the wooded side of Apple Orchard Mountain for a little more than a mile, where it enters the field on the summit of the mountain. Views of mountain peaks more than 40 miles away are visible from rocks just a few feet off the Trail.
  3. Continue north on the A.T. to rock steps that descend around rock formations and pass under the Guillotine at 2 miles.
  4. Retrace your steps to complete the hike.

Directions

Sunset Field is at Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 78.4, 14.5 miles south of US 501 and 7.6 miles north of VA 43.

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