Jun 15, 2016 — Located in The George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, the hike to Dragon's Tooth follows the Dragon's Tooth Trail, where it calmly ascends for a bit, and then merges with the Appalachian Trail as it makes more steep progress up Cove Mountain. Initially the hike is a typical trail with some manmade rock steps, but soon leads to a fun section of small scrambles overlooking the countryside. There aren't any difficult moves, but scrambles aren't super common in this area and this makes for a nice change of pace from the normal trail hiking. The terrain is a bit rocky and slower-moving than you might expect from the relatively low mileage. The Dragon's Tooth rock feature is the more popular name for the mountain on which it is housed, Cove Mountain. The very cool rock spire known as "The Tooth" creates a nice frame for the mountains beyond. There are other cool rock formations nearby worth checking out.
Please consider helping me out if you find my site useful. I'm not sponsored, so all site fees are out-of-pocket and my time preparing these trip reports is unpaid. You can also hire me as a web developer. I really appreciate it!
If you find my site helpful, please help me replace my many broken cameras, fund my website fees (hosting, APIs, security), or just support my countless hours of work. I pay for all expenses myself, and all trip reports I post are unpaid and unsponsored, so any support is really appreciated!
If using PayPal, please select their option for "Sending to a friend" so they don't take out fees, thank you.
My site is free to use, but consider sending me a few bucks to help keep it running. Thanks in advance!