Bailey Gap to Butt Mountain

Total Miles
13.8

Elevation

1,280.33 ft

Duration

3 Hours

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Winter

Trail Overview

Bailey Gap and Butt Mountain are two trails that are near the Mountain Lake Lodge, which was made famous by the movie "Dirty Dancing". Both trails are beginner-friendly, with Butt Mountain being the easier of the two. Butt Mountain is mostly gravel and dirt, with very little in the way of mud or obstacles. Bailey Gap varies from gravel to rock, with several areas of water and mud. Most water pits have rocky bottoms and can easily be forded by a stock SUV. Some of them are mud though, and the mud is very soft. Most of the questionable water pits can be bypassed. The trails offer great views of the mountains and valleys, and the typical range of Virginia wildlife can be seen on them.

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Difficulty

Bailey Gap has several mud holes, some of which have soft bottoms. When in doubt, use the bypasses. Butt Mountain is simple and is almost totally gravel and dirt.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Dirt accept for a few area of water 6 to 12". Trail was rocky and alot of washed out areas. still a fun ride with the wife and kids

Trail from 613 to the fire tower is smooth gravel and easy. Past the fire tower the trail becomes narrow, rocky, and has mud holes. Most of the mud holes have a semi solid base but some of the larger mud holes are deep and have a very soft bottom enough to swamp a lower height 4x4 or sink a heavy vehicle.

You will get deep!! Had not rained in some time and trail was still damp as you can see. Plenty of overgrowth and snapped trees crossing the road. Hand saw was good enough. Gonna need to air down for sure. Took just under 3 hours to complete.

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