The festival—the trail’s second-largest after Appalachian Trail Days in Damascus, Virginia, is usually a multi-day event that features vendors, a silent auction, games, live music, and a raffle.

Town and Trailfest returns to Hot Springs with new organizers and a new name. It is the second-largest Appalachian Trail ...

The Town of Damascus is gearing up for a busy 2025 season and has added more new events for outdoor enthusiasts: Damascus ...

DAMASCUS, VA -Tile Town of Damascus is gearing up for a busy 2025 season and has added more new events for outdoor enthus.sta ...

How To Plan Your Trip To Damascus, Virginia Damascus ... Every May, the town hosts the Appalachian Trail Days Festival, or "Trail Days," where up to 20,000 people flock to Damascus to honor ...

The first article looks at the city of Damascus, Virginia, through which pass both the Appalachian Trail and the Virginia Creeper Trail. The town hosted its annual “Trail Days” festival earlier this ...

Hiking the Appalachian Trail has changed a bit in the last 3 1/2 decades, but it is still worth every blister.

In Southwest Virginia, trails are key infrastructural ... They found that four in 10 Appalachian Trail thru-hikers and section hikers attended the Damascus Trail Days festival in 2016. This same ...

A 66-year-old hiker has been missing for more than two months on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, and concerns are mounting as forecasters call for single digit temperatures in coming days.

The traditional duck race will take place around 4:30 p.m. In the past, the festival has taken place roughly one month before Appalachian Trail Days Festival in Damascus, Virginia, which is ...