# @rvahikergirl on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CxLLRywsc7A
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/78873661-rvahikergirl-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-09-14T13:53:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jacqueline Holzman | TRAVEL + OUTDOORS (@rvahikergirl) — https://gondola.cc/rvahikergirl

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Virginia BUCKET LIST Hike 

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📍Blue Ridge Tunnel 
🗺 Afton, Virginia

🥾Hike Details 

- 2.3 miles out and back (EASY)
- 2 parking lots to choose from: east & west entrances
- Family & kid friendly hike 
- Bikes, strollers & pets are welcome
- Depending on rainfall there can be a waterfall at the east entrance tunnel opening and a small one inside the tunnel (2nd photo)

📚History

- constructed between 1850-1858
- train tunnel was abandoned for many years as a new larger one was built for larger more modern trains on the tracks right next to this one
- it was later made into a park for everyone to enjoy! 

🚨Insider TIPS:

- Bring a headlamp or flash light to be able to see inside of the tunnel and explore inside the mountain
- Glow sticks are fun to bring for kids
- Bring a jacket as it is 50° inside the tunnel year round

🗑 Please leave it better than you found it and dispose of all trash properly

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