Backroads of Appalachia-Wilderness Trail Run

The Wilderness Trail Run will take you through 120 miles of a mixture of landscapes and roads you won’t forget! Start your run driving the adrenaline-pumping KY-160 Dragon Slayer and then a short drive between Appalachia and Norton to get your heartbeats back to normal rates, at least for a few minutes. The following 25 miles are full of curves, switchbacks, forest canopies, 90-degree turns, cambered corners, and beautiful nature views that would make you want to do a U-turn and do it again. A stop at the Combs Overlook, look straight ahead at the horizon, and you might see where you are going next! Don’t let the lack of mountain hills of the next 25 miles of valley roads take you away; you won’t be disappointed! Before you arrive at Breaks State Line Overlook to connect with nature and recharge, you will cross the fastest 5 miles of Southeastern KY. Before continuing the road, take some time to visit one of the overlooks at Breaks Interstate Park (or all 7 of them). The final 30 miles will take you through the gorgeous Breaks Park Rd, VA80, descending the mountain and then to VA83 for another great set of mountain twisty roads until you arrive in Clintwood, Virginia downtown.

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