This hike is an out-and-back trip of roughly 10 miles, all of which is on the Appalachian Trail in northern Virginia. It starts at the Appalachian Trail parking lot on Route 55 in northern Virginia, where Tucker’s Lane meets 55.
It took me about 5.5 hours of walking, or a little over six hours car-door-to-car-door, including breaks.
There are a few nice uphills, for the exercise. But about half the total distance is flat, level trail.
It’s not exactly a walk in the park. But it’s close.
