For Christmas I got a copy of Walking with Spring, Earl Shaffer's acount of his first ever thru-hike done in 1948.

In it he tells of hiking over the "Pinnacles of the Dan" which he considered one of the most rugged sections on the entire trail. I would guess from his description it's several days hiking north of Damascus, VA. He also tells a fun story about how it came to be on the original AT route (which I will not repeat here - read the book!)

The trail over the Pinnacles has long since been relocated far to the west, but I have a "yen" to hike it when I go through that section.

Does anyone know precisely where it is and if there is a reasonable blue blaze trail that will take me there.

Thanks
Pb