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Outdoors
NRV Outdoors: Find Your Escape
Virginia’s New River Valley: A Natural Fit
MAJOR OUTDOOR ATTRACTIONS
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89+ MILES OF
THE NEW RIVER
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50+ MILES OF
THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
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40+ MILES OF
THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS IN THE NRV
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Hiking & Trail Running:
- Bald Knob
- Rocky Knob
- Angel’s Rest
- Jefferson National Forest
- Buffalo Mountain
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Biking & Cycling:
- Pandapas Pond
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Blacksburg Rotary Mountain Biking Skills Park
- Huckleberry Trail
- New River Trail
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