Comments on: Cole/Cold Mountain

By: virginiatrailsadam

virginiatrailsadam — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:26:27 +0000

I’m glad you enjoyed the hike! Cole Mountain is one of the hidden treasures in Virginia that doesn’t get the huge draw that some of the more popular hikes get, but it is worth a trip.

By: cooprs

cooprs — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:00:01 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation. This is a beautiful and varied hike in any season. We hiked the Hotel Trail to Cole Mountain on New Years Day. It is a great mix of natural wonder, long forgotten rock walls and other traces of times long past. It is hard to understand how people made a home of this area in civil war times.

It is very possible to lose you way on this trail. A good map and a GPS would be useful. The Hotel trail trailhead is apparently between the two major parking areas (marked by two posts and a blue blaze) although it is possible to miss it as I did. The Hotel Trail is not directly accessible from the upper parking area. Once you are on the Hotel Trail it is very well marked with blue blazes until it ends at an intersection with the Appalachian Trail.

Love your blog. Thanks again.

By: virginiatrailschristine

virginiatrailschristine — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:20:20 +0000

You’ll love the hike, Michelle! The views are spectacular!

By: Michelle Everson

Michelle Everson — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:55:45 +0000

Wow this looks like a killer hike, great post too! Someone was just telling me about this hike, it is on my to do list ASAP!!!!

By: virginiatrailschristine

virginiatrailschristine — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:32:47 +0000

Thanks for letting us know.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:09:48 +0000

reference the photo caption “the sumacs were heavy with berries”: Those are actually Mountain Ash trees, Sorbus americana.

By: virginiatrailschristine

virginiatrailschristine — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:55:13 +0000

That is such a relief! We have three dogs, so I can really sympathize with how worried they were.

By: Cindy Morrow

Cindy Morrow — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:23:16 +0000

Colden is home! Adam & Katie searched again last night and camped overnight and when they came down today to their car, Colden was sleeping by the tire waiting for them. He found them!
Thanks for posting the announcement.

By: virginiatrailschristine

virginiatrailschristine — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:42:54 +0000

Hi Cindy,

I hope Colden will make his way home safe and sound! I posted a link on Twitter about him.

Christine

By: Cindy Morrow

Cindy Morrow — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:33:47 +0000

Please help us. My son-in-law was hiking and camping on Cole Mountain on Friday, April 9th and his 9 month old dog got free of his leash and took off. He has not returned after many many hours of searching. He is a Shibu Ina breed with golden/blonde/orange coloring. He looks like a fox. My daughter and son-in-law are devastated and scared for his safety. No one spotted him and he is still missing. If you can get the word out for other hikers to look for him, we would really appreciate it. I live in NJ and am trying all I can do to find him.
Adam’s phone is 434-229-4450 and they live in Forest VA. The dogs name is Colden and he did have a collar on and tags with name, address and phone.
Thank you,
Cindy Morrow