9.8 mi from the trailheadCaldwell Fields Group Campground
Campground · Virginia
Hike
Pickle Branch Shelter
- Passes Cove Mountain
- Inside Jefferson National Forest
- 3,970 ft of climbing
13.1 mi out & back · 3,970 ft gain · 3,019 ft high point · Very hard
From Dragons Tooth Trailhead via Dragon'S Tooth and the Appalachian Trail (6.3 mi)
In Jefferson National Forest · VA · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
Pickle Branch Shelter is a 13.1 mi out and back hike from Dragons Tooth Trailhead via Dragon's Tooth and the Appalachian Trail in Jefferson National Forest, with 3,970 ft of climbing.
Elevation
3,970 ft of gain round trip.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
- 9.8 mi from the trailhead
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
