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Paddling near Waynesboro, VA


An independent city in Augusta County at the foot of the Blue Ridge, Waynesboro wears the motto 'Where Paddling Comes Naturally.' The city-managed Waynesboro Water Trail runs 4 miles down the South River through downtown, part of a 6.5-mile Virginia Scenic River stretch. Downstream the river joins the North River near Port Republic to form the South Fork Shenandoah.

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