Wilson Gap, originally known as Gregory's Gap, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain

Blue Ridge Mountain

Blue Ridge Mountain, also known as Blue Mountain, is the colloquial name of the western most ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia...

, located on the border of Loudoun County

Loudoun County, Virginia

Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...

, Virginia

Virginia

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 and Jefferson County

Jefferson County, West Virginia

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 53,498. Its county seat is Charles Town...

, West Virginia

West Virginia

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. The 1444 feet (440.1 m) gap once served as a thoroughfare between western Loudoun and the resort communities of Shannondale

Shannondale, West Virginia

Shannondale is an unincorporated census-designated place in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,358.-History:...

 and Mountain Mission in Jefferson County. The gap is no longer traversed by a maintained road, though the old road bed can still be found by the discerning hiker. The Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail

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crosses the gap.