Old Turnpike Road in Nelson County, Virginia

Old Turnpike Road in Nelson County is an unclassified road. It runs in an east-west direction starting from Afton Mountain Road and crosses Afton Chapel Road, Wyatt Hill Lane and Garwood Lane. This street is part of the Bicycle route "76 (Virginia)" as well as the highway "750". Old Turnpike Road also exists in Culpeper County and Rockingham County.
Road Type
unclassified road
Route
east-west

Tourist information centers

  • East Trailhead Blue Ridge Tunnel. Distance from East Trailhead to East Tunnel Portal (entrance): 3,346 ft. (0.63 miles) net change in elevation +37 feet, max. grade 5.3% for 150 feet, most of the rest of the trail is < 1.6% ; avg. 1.5% Length of Tunnel: 4,273 feet; change in elevatio – approx. 0.3 mi.
  • The Blue Ridge Trail – approx. 0.4 mi.
  • The Blue Ridge Tunnel: Claudius Crozet – approx. 0.5 mi.
  • The Blue Ridge Tunnel trail – approx. 0.6 mi.
  • The Blue Ridge Tunnel: The Laborers – approx. 0.8 mi.