Cyclists looking to tackle a low-key course will dig this rambling rail trail connecting Abingdon and Damascus.
Cyclists looking to tackle a low-key course will dig this rambling rail trail connecting Abingdon and Damascus. The 34-mile stretch is suited for all experience levels, supposedly named for the way trains once crept up Whitetop Mountain because of its 3,600-foot elevation, but visitors can shuttle their bikes to the top and roll down the slope for a pleasant 17-mile leg past old railroad trestles and through serene wooded sections.