Trail Information

 

RATC Hike Documents

Duties of an RATC hike leader
Overnight hike guidelines
Official sign-up sheet

Inventoried Hikes

Hikes A-C
Hikes D-J
Hikes K-W
Mike Vaughn's Top Ten Day Hikes in Virginia
Hiking Upward
This is an outstanding website that contains detailed descriptions of over 100 trails in Virginia and West Virginia. The site was created by a group of avid hikers.  There are detailed, printable trail maps for each hike along with a trail profile and driving directions to the trail head. Hikes on the site include Dragon’s Tooth, Devil’s Marbleyard, and Dolly Sods.
midatlantichikes.com
This site has  maps for dozens of trails in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Trails in our area include the Apple Orchard Falls/Cornelius Creek Loop and the A.T./Mar Hau trail loop. This site also has a great section on the types of plants and animals that are seen along the Appalachian Trail.
backpacker.com
Backpacker magazine has hundreds of trail maps, profiles, and hike descriptions on its web site for hikes in every state. There are extensive maps for day and overnight hikes for the entire length of the Appalachian Trail. Virginia trails on the site include Rock Castle Gorge and Mount Rogers. 

Shelter Info

Map Links

Appalachian Trail Conservancy online store
Can purchase individual trail maps and guidebook by state or can purchase complete set of maps/guidebooks for the trail. The 113 mile section of the A.T. that is maintained by the RATC is displayed on Virginia A.T. maps three through five.

Microsoft Terraserver
Source for online USGS topos and aerial imagery

National Geographic Society online map store
Can purchase trail and topographic maps. The 113 mile of the A.T. that is maintained by the RATC is displayed on maps 787, 788, and 789. These maps show more of area surrounding the trail than the ATC’s trail maps.

Jefferson National Forest map information
Can order National Forest maps by phone or by mail. Free hike description brochures are available for download.

RATC 113-Mile Club Members

The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club maintains 113 miles of the trail.  To encourage members to hike our section of the trail we have set up an award program.  Each club member that completes hiking all 113 miles of the RATC maintained section of trail receives a patch.   Below are members of the 113 mile club in recent years. If you have previously received a 113 mile patch and your name is not on this list, please contact Mike Vaughn at 540-857-2947 or mikeva999@yahoo.com so that we can update our records.

Year	Member
1999	Fred Coughlan
2003	Kenny Garrett
	Laura Montague
2005	Lois Smith
2006	Larry Austin
	Vicky Herrala
	Dave Miller
2007	H.R. Blankenship
	Carl Cornett
	John Miller
	Mike Rieley
2008	Diana Christopulos
	Mike Vaughn