First Day Hikes at Natural Tunnel

Get your heart pumping as you hike into the new year at Natural Tunnel! Join rangers for guided hikes throughout the day or choose any trail and take a hike on your own. Make sure to stop by the Visitor Center and pick up a First Day Hike sticker to commemorate your trip. 

9 a.m. - Purchase Ridge Hike: Meet a ranger at the Camp Store to begin the trek to one of the highest points in the park to enjoy the view from Purchase Ridge Overlook. This hike is a 3.5-mile round trip, moderate hike. 

12 p.m. - Tunnel Talk Hike: Join a ranger to discover park history and how the tunnel was formed during this guided hike down Tunnel Trail. You will end up at the Tunnel Platform where you’ll find amazing views of the 300-foot-tall amphitheater walls of the Natural Tunnel, rock pigeons, and if you’re lucky, a train.  0.8-mile round trip, difficult hike with stairs. Meet at the Visitor Center.

2 p.m. - Lovers' Leap Hike: Hear the tale of star-crossed lovers that the trail is named after and view the tunnel from above. Hike along the mostly paved trail to the overlook and learn about the legend behind the name. 0.7-mile round trip, moderate hike with stairs. Meet at the Visitor Center.

Please wear sturdy shoes, dress for the weather and bring water. Leashed pets are welcome on all First Day Hikes.

የተፈጥሮ መሿለኪያ ስቴት ፓርክ ቀይ/አረንጓዴ ቀለም ዓይነ ስውርነት የውጪ መነፅርን በEnChroma በማቅረብ ኩራት ይሰማዋል። ሶስት የፕሮቲን ቀይ ስሜታዊነት እና ሶስት የዴውታን አረንጓዴ ስሜታዊነት በፕሮግራሞች ጊዜ ጥቅም ላይ ይውላሉ።   

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በየዓመቱ ጥር 1 ላይ ቨርጂኒያ ግዛት ፓርኮች የመጀመሪያ ቀን የእግር ጉዞዎችን ያከብራሉ። ይህ አገር አቀፍ ተነሳሽነት ሰዎች ከተፈጥሮ ጋር በመገናኘት እና በስቴት ፓርክ ውስጥ ዘላቂ ትውስታዎችን በማድረግ በአዲሱ ዓመት እንዲደውሉ ይጋብዛል. በሬንገር የሚመሩ እና በራስ የሚመሩ የመጀመሪያ ቀን የእግር ጉዞዎች በስቴቱ ውስጥ ይቀርባሉ፣ ይህም በሁሉም የእድሜ እና የክህሎት ደረጃ ጎብኚዎች ከቤት ውጭ እንዲጎበኙ እድል ይሰጣቸዋል። ጃንዋሪ 1 በሁሉም የቨርጂኒያ ግዛት ፓርኮች ነጻ የመኪና ማቆሚያ ቀን ነው። (በተፈጥሮ ድልድይ ያለው የመግቢያ ክፍያ አሁንም ይሠራል)።  

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