More on Devil's Marble Yard

The fall issue of Excursion included a feature on trails in the Lynchburg area.  Here, Kelly Teufel, an Excursion staff member shares with you her personal experience at Devil's Marble Yard in Lynchburg,

I went to Devil's Marble Yard Trail, recommended in the last issue of Excursion Magazine.  I went with a bunch of friends and my siblings.  I was an experience I will never forget. 

We started our journey at 1 p.m. on a Sunday. We started walking through the trail and crossed over some baby brooks. We went in autumn so the leaves were falling and the scenery was beautiful. The leaves were red, orange and yellow and it was about 65 degrees and absolutely beautiful. At the end of our trail we saw the large boulders of rock. It was a tad intimidating because we couldn’t see the top of the mountain so we didn’t know when it would end. So we started our hike and climbed up the mountain. 

We stopped half way up for a water break and to eat lunch. The view from that point was beautiful, but we knew that the top would be ever more spectacular. We chatted and decided we wanted to rush through lunch so we could get to the top. So we started to climb again and when we reached the top we turned around and saw the most beautiful view. We saw birds flying into the valley. We took a bunch of photos to capture the moment. 

We waited for the sun to set between two mountain peaks and it was breathtaking. After the sun was almost completely down we climbed down and headed back to town. I would highly recommend this trail for your next adventure.