ANDRE JENNY/ALAMY ©

3–4 DAYS

260 MILES / 418 KM

GREAT FOR...

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BEST TIME TO GO

Visit from May to

October for great

weather and a packed

concert schedule.

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ESSENTIAL

PHOTO

The Friday night

bluegrass-palooza in

‘downtown’ Floyd.

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BEST FOR

NATURE

LOVERS

Hiking the forested

loop of the Smart

View trail.

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The Crooked

Road

On this trip, tune in to the unique music and Celtic-descended

folkways of the deeply forested upcountry that lays between

the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountain ranges.

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Galax

The heart of southwest

Virginia's bluegrass

culture

108 miles

Abingdon

Preserved historic

buildings and quirky

bohemian population

200 miles

Floyd

Country-fried dance

offs share the road

with organic cuisine

45 miles

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS