Name: The Channels
Address: Rosedale, VA 24280, USA, US

The Channels is a park, located at Rosedale, VA 24280, USA. Visit their website www.dcr.virginia.gov for more detailed information.

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Rosedale, VA 24280, USA

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Added by Jopie, at 30 October 2016

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Jeffrey Hurst

12 November 2017

One of our favorite local hikes!
Sheri Alexander

02 November 2017

Incredible hike with amazing rock formations and views.
Richard Lovegrove

24 October 2017

Stupendous and well worth the 7-mile or so round-trip hike. Two tips. Do not follow google maps' directions to the Brumley Gap Road. Instead, take Va. 80 to Hayter's Gap at Raven's Roost, where there's a parking lot. Also, do not miss the best view at the top. When you come to the right turn that heads toward the fire tower and the Channels, take a left onto and very short and hidden path that leads to rocks with an amazing vista.
Carole Ford

26 August 2017

This place is an amazing geological wonder. Once you find the right trail! Trails are not well marked, but once you spot the fire tower, you are headed the right way. I think we hiked the back way which was a beautiful hike through forests full of wildflowers, meandering streams, and alien looking boulders. We saw bear scat on the trail, circular animal paw prints in the mud, and lots of deer tracks. We ended up with one wrong turn and a total of 10 miles on foot for the round trip. Hungry!!!! Go eat at the Harvest Table in Meadowview. Wonderful local cuisine and comfortable atmosphere.
Justin P

15 July 2017

The Channels are sandstone outcrops on Clinch Mountain Ridge that have been worn down by 400 million years of erosion to form large crevasses just large enough for an adult to walk through. They're located in The Channels Natural Area Preserve, which is part of Channels State Forest. The easiest access is from the Brumley Mountain Trailhead on VA-80 at Hayters Gap. The trail is a gated road most of the way, so pretty easy, but it's about 3.5 miles one way and its all uphill to the Channels, gaining about 1000 vertical feet over the 3.5 miles. Near the end, a well-marked spur trail leads up to the summit where there's an old lookout tower. Just before the tower, a path cuts to the left - this leads to "The Hidden Channels". The crevasses are smaller and I couldn't find a way in, but the views from the top are great. We had lunch up here and no one else was here, while the Channels were packed. The lookout tower is unsafe and closed to climbing. Just past that are the Channels. It's kind of a labyrinth, but the crevasses form a grid so it would be hard to get lost. Besides being really fun to explore, it's also significantly cooler in the Channels - a welcome relief after a hot, muggy hike up the mountain.
Robert Ashby

05 March 2017

Really unique area! Not too hard of a hike to get there, but there is a bit of elevation change. Really fun, neat place to visit. I will be back!
Bill Whitworth

21 February 2017

Awesome place to hike and explore. Tip - when you get to the top of the trail, emerging from a Rhododendron tunnel, you will look to the right and see a short climb up to the old fire tower and the entrance to the Channels. You will also see the trail go to the left and seem to dead end. Go to the left. Push through the thickets and go out onto the rocks for what we thought were the best views of the day.
Eric Hyche

05 January 2017

Rock formation unlike anything I have ever hiked in. It's about a 3 mile hike from the parking area to the Channels. Parking is limited, so in busy times in the summer you may have to park on the side of the road. Well worth the trip.
West Va

05 December 2016

This place is absolutely amazing well worth the walk. It's truly a one of a kind sight to see! My family and I do this hike several times a year.
Dusty Snow

06 November 2016

First let me say GOOGLE IS WRONG! IT WILL LEAD U TO THE WRONG TRAIL! One trail Is a nice family friendly trail. The other is up steep grades and switchbacks on a trail that is barely recognizable. I saw about 5 other people on the trail and all complained about the trail. At the top a park ranger told me I came from the wrong way. Go to the website for directions. All that said, the channels were great. Glad I went. Wish I had more time there.