Just Announced: Roanoke voted BEST TRAIL TOWN by readers of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine and runner up for BEST BEER TOWN!

Roanoke received the most votes in a recent poll by readers of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine to be recognized as Best Trail Town. The entire poll featured 60 different cities and towns throughout the Blue Ridge. After six weeks of heated voting and over 34,000 votes, readers chose the best trail, river, music, and beer towns.  The results were announced today.  The Best Trail Town article describes Roanoke, "With the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Appalachian Trail, and over 70 city parks and greenways just minutes from downtown, Roanoke attracts flocks of outdoor enthusiasts."  You can see the entire article online (Click here) or pick up the November issue on newsstands. Roanoke was also a runner up for Best Beer Town due to the emergence of our area craft breweries.  Another reason to get excited about all that Virginia’s Blue Ridge has to offer.

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