Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA (WJHL) — The portion of the Virginia Creeper Trail from Abingdon to Damascus has reopened following historic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part of the Virginia Creeper Trail that remains closed a year after Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury) As ...

a sign spelling out LOVE by a waterfall - Dee Browning/Shutterstock A small town in Virginia holds a special place in the East Coast hiking community. Damascus, Virginia is known as 'Trail Town USA.' ...

UPDATE: This story originally ran in the June 2025 issue. The 1.5-mile section of U.S. 58 mentioned here reopened May 22, after the June issue’s press deadline. The road repairs on U.S. 58 can’t be ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Damascus is usually a quiet town, and well known for Trail Days and the Creeper Trail. Monday, however, the town was full of the sound of chainsaws and heavy machinery as ...

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DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL)—Steady progress is being made on repairing the Virginia Creeper Trail and state roads in the Town of Damascus. On Friday morning, town and forest officials updated United States ...

This small town still flies blissfully under the radar.

DAMASCUS, Va. — The Appalachian Trail leads hikers through miles of woodlands and greenery in Southwest Virginia before it opens onto a new brick path in Damascus. The Community Pathway Project ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WDBJ) - Damascus is a town that relies on tourism; however, Hurricane Helene put that lifeline on life support. For one woman, the floods turned her dreams into a nightmare. WDBJ7’s ...