Brush Mountain East Wilderness

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Appalachian Trail - US 620 to US 621 (Brush Mtn Summit and Audie Murphy Monument)

by whitedbc on Mar 26, 2011

Catawba, Virginia, United States
7.5 miles

This section of the AT takes you up and over Brush Mtn. There is a bit of WWII history on this mountain. The most decorated soldier of WWII was Audie Murphy, included in his awards were the Silver Star and Medal of Honor. He died in 1971 when his private plane crashed into this mountain. There is now a monument on the top of the mountain in his memory. It is no...

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Lunch at Niday Shelter

by Mbmosher on May 06, 2009

Sinking Creek, Virginia, United States
0.0 miles

AT Day 6, Brush Mountain

by pjwetzel on Jan 06, 2012

Virginia, United States
18.3 miles

Beautiful day in the wilderness Day 6: The weather returned to unseasonably warm. Temperature in the valley hit 60 with wall-to-wall sunshine. And it was a very different trail day compared the the last few. The trail took me through Brush Mountain East Wilderness - a newly designated (2009) wilderness area. It was 14 miles of pleasant walking through interesting geography, but with none of the spectacular vistas of...

The Appalachian Trail ascends to the spine of Brush Mountain through this new wilderness area at both ends and then skirts it along the Brush Mountain ridge. The trail has interesting geography, particularly as it ascends from Craig Creek Valley to the south end of the Wilderness Area. It's a strenuous but pleasant walk ascending 1500 feet from the valley - trail builders have kept the grade moderate and steady using switchbacks rather than powering straight up the spur ridge. The Audie Murphy Memorial monument is the destination landmark atop the ridge. It is outside the Wilderness Area, but adds depth to the experience.
Visited on Jan 06, 2012

by pjwetzel on Jan 07, 2012 at 06:20:17 pm