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This information is a public record of the 1981 NRT application and may be out of date if it has not been updated by a trail manager --
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.

Jack-O-Lantern Branch Heritage Trail

National Park Service Backcountry Trail
  • Length
    1.5 miles
  • Elevation Gain
    --
  • Route Type
    Loop

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Site features working farm, interpretive history and replica kitchen cabin where Booker T. Washington was born and freed. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
Site features working farm, interpretive history and replica kitchen cabin where Booker T. Washington was born and freed. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
Replica tobacco barn at the entrance of the Jack-O-Lantern Branch Trail. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
Replica tobacco barn at the entrance of the Jack-O-Lantern Branch Trail. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
Rest stop along the trail. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
Rest stop along the trail. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
Access to trails behind visitor center, overlooking the Burroughs plantation and birth site of Booker T. Washington. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
Access to trails behind visitor center, overlooking the Burroughs plantation and birth site of Booker T. Washington. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
The heritage trail begins at the replica tobacco barn. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
The heritage trail begins at the replica tobacco barn. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
Bust of Booker Taliaferro Washington at the site of the Booker T. Washington National Monument, Franklin County, Virginia. Photo by MarmadukePercy.
Bust of Booker Taliaferro Washington at the site of the Booker T. Washington National Monument, Franklin County, Virginia. Photo by MarmadukePercy.
  • Site features working farm, interpretive history and replica kitchen cabin where Booker T. Washington was born and freed. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
  • Site features working farm, interpretive history and replica kitchen cabin where Booker T. Washington was born and freed. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
  • Replica tobacco barn at the entrance of the Jack-O-Lantern Branch Trail. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
  • Rest stop along the trail. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
  • Access to trails behind visitor center, overlooking the Burroughs plantation and birth site of Booker T. Washington. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
  • The heritage trail begins at the replica tobacco barn. Photo by Donna Kridelbaugh.
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Location: At Booker T. Washington Nat. Monument E of Burnt Chimney on SR 122.

  • States: Virginia
  • Counties: Franklin, Franklin

Trail loops from the tobacco barn through woods and fields - acres of original Burroughs property (slave owners). Detailed notes on the native fauna, flora used by our ancestors, and history of the route accompany the trail.

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Allowed Uses:

Dogs, on leash Hiking/Walking

Other Activities

  • Heritage and history
  • Wildlife viewing / observation

Public Contact

Booker T. Washington National Monument
12130 Booker T. Washington Hwy.
Hardy, VA 24101
(540) 721-2094

Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.

More Details

  • Elevation (low): 818
  • Elevation (high): 942
  • Elevation (cumulative): --
  • Part of a Trail System? No
  • Surface (primary): Rock, crushed
  • Surfaces (additional): Soil
  • Tread Width (average): 72"
  • Tread Width (minimum): --
  • Running length (minimum): --
  • Tread Grade (average, percent): --
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  • Cross-slope (average, percent): --
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  • Certified as an NRT
    Nov 18, 1981
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