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Blackburn Trail Center to Feather Top Knob via Appalachian Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Virginia

Blackburn Trail Center to Feather Top Knob via Appalachian Trail

Purcellville, Virginia

6.8 mi

Distance

1,476 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Blackburn Trail Center to Feather Top Knob via Appalachian Trail is an out-and-back trail in Loudoun County, Virginia. It is 6.8 miles long. It is in or next to Shannondale, West Virginia.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:424 ft
Max:514 ft
Gain:450 ft
Loss:450 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 424 ft and 514 ft across 6.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.424 ft454 ft484 ft514 ft0.0 mi1.7 mi3.4 mi5.1 mi6.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi425 ft
High point0.6 mi514 ft
End6.8 mi425 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Shannondale, WV · in or next to town
County:
Loudoun County, VA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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