Virginia Triple Crown

Become hiking royalty by completing the Virginia Triple Crown of hikes! Let's enjoy 3 days of hiking Virginia's most regal trails: Dragon's Tooth, Tinker Cliffs and McAfee Knob. All 3 are challenging hikes and offer something completely different. Instead of backpacking the entire loop as most people do, we are going to enjoy a bit of luxury and stay in a hotel for 2 nights. It will be really nice to have a hot shower and a soft bed. Each person will need to reserve their own hotel room at the "very fancy" La Quinta Inn Roanoke/Salem. The hotel address is 140 Sheraton Dr. Salem, VA 24153. I booked my room on Booking.com and the total for 2 nights is just under $300 and includes breakfast and parking. If you share a room that's about $150 p.p. Feel free to use the event chat to discuss room sharing.
The plan is:
Day 1-carpool from Oilville and head directly to Dragons Tooth trailhead. It is about a 3 hour drive. After the hike, check into hotel for the evening, and dinner out.
Day 2- breakfast at hotel, then drive to Tinker Cliffs trailhead. Eat lunch on the trail. Post hike dinner/optional group activities.
Day 3- The grand finale hike! After breakfast at the hotel, check out and drive to the McAfee Knob trailhead. After the hike we will head back to Richmond--we will stop for dinner on the way.

What to bring:
Bring all clothes and necessary day hike equipment as needed as well as supplies (clothes, toiletries) for staying overnight 2 nights. Bring any necessary hiking snacks and water, $ for meals and carpool fee and for any optional activities. Breakfast will be at the hotel, lunch will be on the trail, and we'll most likely go somewhere for dinner after each hike. Also bring rain gear, sunscreen, bug spray, headlamp or flashlight and basic first aid supplies.
Dogs allowed: No
Carpool fee: $30.00 per person assuming a full vehicle.
Hike distances:
Dragon's Tooth - 4.7 miles (loop)
Tinker Cliffs - 7.6 miles (out and back)
McAfee Knob - 8 miles (out and back)
Elevation gain:
Dragon's Tooth -1634'
Tinker Cliffs - 2072'
McAfee Knob- 1744'
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