The Blue Ridge Mountains offer a choice of hiking trails nearby. The most accessible route is the Greenway, a two-mile paved pathway along the South River.

For more Blue Ridge charm, explore the creations of Rivercross Made in USA. The shop is home to an eclectic assortment of jewelry, paintings, weavings, and other inspiring works of art.

CULPEPER, Va. (7News) — Tucked in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Culpeper, Virginia may just be the summer destination you didn’t know you needed.

- [Sharon] The Blue Ridge Mountains are more than 1 billion years old some of the oldest mountains in the world. And the southern tip of that blue ridge is right here in Georgia.